Featured Interview With Author Jeff Kerr
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Houston, Texas, and have lived in Austin for the past thirty-three years. My wife and I will celebrate our forty-fifth anniversary in August. We have two grown children, one grandson, and a very cute dog.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My parents were avid readers. My father cut it close when taking my mother to the hospital for my birth because he went back into the house to find a book to take with him. My mother's favorite saying was, "If you can read, you'll never be bored."
I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember. I usually have two going at any one time, one downstairs, and another upstairs on my nightstand.
I wrote and published my first book in 2004. I have been writing ever since, having pivoted from non-fiction (history) to historical fiction to crime fiction.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy several genres, but these days mostly read thrillers and crime fiction. Favorite authors include Michael Connelly, Elmore Leonard, Craig Johnson, and Jeff Carson.
I am particularly inspired by Jeff Carson, a self-published author who has written an eighteen-book series about a rural Colorado lawman and a two-book (and counting) series about an Italian policewoman. He is a true indie success story, having earned a living with his writing for several years now. His books are riveting.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
"Second Death" is book 2 in The Adam Cash series, which features the protagonist working as a county deputy in a fictional small town in the Texas Hill Country. In Second Death, a mysterious truck explosion is written off as an accident until Cash finds a gold coin in the dead driver's pocket. His investigation puts a newly arrived woman and her husband in his sights who harbor deadly secrets. Only Cash can ferret out the truth … if he can stay alive.
The plot is loosely based on the tragic tale of Madeline Murray O'Hair, who achieved national prominence in the sixties and seventies as the woman who challenged mandatory prayer in public schools. O'Hair lived in my Austin neighborhood shortly after I moved to town. Not long thereafter she was murdered, but only after being kidnapped and forced to buy a small fortune in gold coins and give them to her kidnapper. Her dismembered body was found buried on a remote southwest Texas ranch.
My goal with the series is to write at least six books. I've started the third, tentatively titled "Caliche Creek," and am shooting for a fall release.
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