New Release Feature 9-18-2012 Low Pressure
Plus Q&A with #1NY Times bestselling author
Sandra Brown
Plus Q&A with #1NY Times bestselling author
Sandra Brown
Debbie - Sandra welcome to the B&N.com General Fiction forum,
excuse me while I pinch myself as you are one of my most beloved authors.
Sandra - Thank you! My pleasure.
Thank you for inviting me to participate.
Please tell us about your new release Low Pressure
In a nutshell, an F5 tornado ravages
Austin, TX, wreaking havoc, taking lives. . .and destroying a murder
scene. The victim was a
sixteen-year-old girl. Now,
eighteen years later, her younger sister, Bellamy Price, has written a novel
based on the crime and subsequent investigation. The instant bestseller earns her thousands of fans. But those who were involved in the case
aren’t so happy with the book’s success and the hoopla surrounding it. .
.especially not the murderer, who, thus far, has gotten away with it.
You started your writing career in 1981 after leaving a
career in TV, had you thought about writing fiction before then.
I had thought about writing, but not
too seriously. I mean, at what
point do you hang out your shingle and announce to the world that you’re a
novelist? It seemed unthinkably
presumptuous. But, in essence,
that’s what I did. On a challenge
from my husband – “Are you going to keep talking about it, or are you going to
do it? – I set up a typewriter (That’s how long ago it’s been!) and began
writing down the daydreams I’d been entertaining for years.
I saw your episode of Court TV Murder by The Book where they
featured the murder of Betty Gore in Wylie Texas, I can see why you were a
successful anchor as you looked great and very comfortable in front of the
camera. Why did you deicide to do this program and will there be another guest
appearance on it.
I loved doing that! I did another for “Hardcover
Mysteries.” Same producer, same
crew, and it was an equally enjoyable experience. They do a great job of visualizing the story. Be it known that I’m available any time
to do another show of that kind.
They continue to be re-run, so I believe there’s definitely a television
audience there.
Your novel French Silk was made into a made for TV movie,
how was the overall experience, were you pleased by the end result, did you
play a role in the production.
The adaption of FRENCH SILK was a
long time ago! There have been two
since then, SMOKE SCREEN on Lifetime, and RICOCHET on TNT. When I optioned those books, I had to
reconcile that a novel and a movie are two different things entirely. Each book is mine, mine alone, pure
Sandra Brown. A movie is a
collaborative effort. Everyone
involved brings to the project his/her own creative impulses and vision. So it’s never going to be 100% as I
imagined it.
You have received many awards in your career as an author is
there one that means more than the others
I’ve treasured them all. RWA honored me with their top
award. So did
ThrillerWriters. And my university
gave me an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. All left me feeling slightly lightheaded ! I still can’t get used to Dr. Brown, in
reference to myself!
Your novels are all so unique in characters, style and
content I have to ask where do your ideas come from.
From anywhere, everywhere, and nowhere. That’s the most truthful way in which
to answer that question.
With most books, I don’t know where the idea came from. I don’t know the origin of the
character who walks out of my subconscious and says, “Write about me.” I think if I knew the answer to that,
that’s what I’d sell.
Speaking of the difference in your novels I have to say that
Rainwater is a perfect example and has remained one of my favorites even though
it’s not your usual type of novel, will there be more novels set more
historically, did Rainwater have a special reason behind it.
RAINWATER was a special book for me
because it was loosely based on an event that occurred on my grandfather’s
dairy farm in 1934, at the height of the Depression. My daddy was six years old and witnessed an armed standoff
between my grandfather and federal agents who had come to his dairy farm with
an order that he pour his surplus milk into the ditch rather than distribute it
among starving families.
(Destroying the surplus of commodities was part of the government’s
economic program to create a demand.)
Grandpa refused to comply and stood his ground until the agents gave up
and withdrew. Naturally this made
a lasting impression on my daddy.
And the characters of Ella and
Rainwater are examples of those who came out of my subconscious and insisted
that I tell their story. They
didn’t leave me alone until I did.
Sandra thank you so much for taking time out of your busy
schedule to give us a small glimpse into your life, I’m sure that the fans here
at B&N would love to meet you in person, do you have any Barnes & Noble
events or signings planned.
None are planned at this time, but
fans should regularly check my website for scheduled appearances, articles,
interviews, etc.
sandrabrown.net or
sandrabrown.com
Thank You again Sandra and good luck with the new novel.
Low Pressure
Sandra Brown
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN13:9781455501557
480 pages
Sandra Brown
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN13:9781455501557
480 pages
Sandra Brown once again gives an award winning storytelling
performance in her latest thriller Low Pressure. She took me on twists and nail
biting turns as she weaves her tale, leaves puzzle pieces unaccounted for until
the very last minute and gave me characters who were unforgettable, enigmatic
and who’s villain is the stuff of nightmares. She uses dialogue that flows
throughout the entire read and kept me eagerly turning pages. Her protagonist
Bellamy is a complex woman who I had no choice but to feel for, while her
slightly noir-ish Dent was stud worthy yet still of questionable character to
keep me wondering of his guilt. The romance is as imperfect as her couple and
worth every heart-stopping page.
Bellamy Price has never gotten over the murder of her sister
eighteen years ago, the body was discovered in the rubble of a rare F5 Tornado
that slammed into Austin Texas on that fateful Memorial Day, a day that Bellamy
would love to forget if she could only remember. Hoping to help her memory
lapses she’s written a crime novel under a pseudonym but thanks to the digging
of a tabloid reporter her secret is out, the novel is a bestseller and Bellamy
soon discovers she’s opened a lethal can of worms when she herself is the
target of an unknown assailant. With her father on his deathbed she feels she
must act now and her only recourse is to dig deeper into the case and the
original people of interest in the murder, one being her sister Susan’s bad-boy
boyfriend Dent Carter. She and Dent form an uncomfortable partnership as it
becomes even more apparent that she is in real danger and her stalker is
becoming violent. While they’re racing against a ticking clock they’re also
discovering feelings for each other. Will they discover the truth, will they
survive to find where those feelings will lead, will fact once again be
stranger than fiction.
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