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Around the Fire News

Around the Fire New Release Spotlight with Susie Black

2/13/2023

 
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Death by Pins and Needles
By
Susie Black
Released 1-5-23
 
Who wanted Lissa Charney dead? The list was as long as your arm….but which one actually killed her? The last thing Mermaid Swimwear sales exec Holly Schlivnik expected to find when she opened the closet door was nasty competitor Lissa Charney’s battered corpse nailed to the wall. When Holly’s colleague is wrongly arrested for Lissa’s murder, the wise-cracking, irreverent amateur sleuth sticks her nose everywhere it doesn’t belong to sniff out the real killer. Nothing turns out the way she thinks it will as Holly matches wits with a heartless killer hellbent for revenge. 
Grab a copy today www.amazon.com/Death-Pins-Needles-Hysterical-Whodunit-ebook/dp/B0BPLHRWJ7
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A Word from Susie Black
Write What You Know
No matter what stage an author’s writing career is at, one thing that is constantly drilled into their head is to only write what they know. If you don’t know it, either do the research and learn it, or don’t you dare write it. If you don’t have the creds for what you write, you are toast because readers can spot a phony by the second paragraph and never finish reading your book. This concept is one I never lose sight of and is the reason I write about the subjects I do.  Like the protagonist in my Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series, I am a ladies’ swimwear sales exec in the greater Los Angeles area. From the beginning of my career, I have kept a daily journal chronicling the interesting, quirky, and sometimes quite challenging people I have encountered as well as the crazy situations I’ve gotten myself into and out of. My daily journal entries are the foundation of everything I write.
I came to write in the cozy mystery genre because I love solving puzzles. My parents would certainly confirm I have always asked a lot of questions, and I am naturally curious (some narrow-minded people say I am nosy…go figure…LOL). So, writing mysteries was the natural next step for me to take. It is also the genre I read, am most comfortable in, and enjoy the most. The bonus is that it was an excellent way to knock off some people on paper who I would have loved to eliminate in real life and still not end up in prison. Extremely therapeutic. I highly recommend it. All of my characters are based on real people, and the central characters are all strong, successful women who have beaten the odds and broken the glass ceiling. 

About the Author
Susie Black biography
Named Best US Author of the Year by N. N. Lights Book Heaven, award-winning cozy mystery author Susie Black was born in the Big Apple but now calls sunny Southern California home. Like the protagonist in her Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series, Susie is a successful apparel sales executive. Susie began telling stories as soon as she learned to talk. Now she’s telling all the stories from her garment industry experiences in humorous mysteries.
She reads, writes, and speaks Spanish, albeit with an accent that sounds like Mildred from Michigan went on a Mexican vacation and is trying to fit in with the locals. Since life without pizza and ice cream as her core food groups wouldn’t be worth living, she’s a dedicated walker to keep her girlish figure. A voracious reader, she’s also an avid stamp collector. Susie lives with a highly intelligent man and has one incredibly brainy but smart-aleck adult son who inexplicably blames his sarcasm on an inherited genetic defect.
Looking for more? Contact Susie at:
Website: www.authorsusieblack.com
E-mail: mysteries_@authorsusieblack.com

Barbara Bettiis
2/13/2023 12:07:32 pm

What a resource your job provides! I love this series and now I know that lots of your characters are based on real people, that will make it even more fun to rea! Continued all the best

Susie Black link
2/13/2023 02:30:28 pm

Barbara, thank you for reading the post and your kind words. Yep, all the characters are based on real people...very cathartic to knock some of them off who in real life it would have been a pleasure! LOL

Kim Janine Ligon link
2/13/2023 12:54:30 pm

I'm guessing your son's smart aleck gene came from his father? Can't wait to get to Holly in my TBR list!

Susie Black link
2/13/2023 02:32:27 pm

Good guess, Kim. That's my story and I am sticking with it...although the kid would likely dispute it. I hope you enjoy meeting Holly and her gang.

Susie Black link
2/13/2023 02:36:03 pm

Donna,
Thank you so much for hosting me on this fabulous post.

Susie

D. V.
2/13/2023 03:45:51 pm

It's always a pleasure having you on the blog. Congratulations on your new release.

Anastasia Abboud link
2/14/2023 01:04:39 am

Love this interview, love this series! Congratulations on your upcoming release, Susie Black! Cheers, ladies!

Susie Black
2/14/2023 01:15:36 am

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the interview. I am thrilled you love the series. Thank you for your support. It means the world to me. Susie Black


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