Ask the Author: Trine Bronken
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Trine Bronken
Definitely a mystery plucked from the Family Tree. Truth is stranger than fiction and I would bet there are some crazy tales hidden amongst those bushy branches. I've recently read a couple of M.J. Lee's excellent Jayne Sinclair genealogical mysteries and would highly recommend them.
Trine Bronken
Thanks for the question! . . . The Bloody Business of Luck is a fictionalized account of the personal and professional experiences I have had in different jobs in the public and private sectors. Like Kate, one of the leads in BBoL, I always believed honesty and putting forth your very best effort would allow you to get ahead. Never was that proven more wrong than when I began working for the government. Some of the situations that I was expected to rectify for our honorable elected officials were so outlandish that, to stay sane, I occasionally confided in an old mentor of mine over a coffee, (or a glass of wine, when pure nutdom reigned). I vividly remember him roaring with laughter and coffee shooting out of his nose, after I relayed a particularly spicy situation into which one highly regarded politician found himself due to his deceit and sense of entitlement. “You made that one up,” my friend yelled. Of course, I hadn’t, yet I was expected to get the politician out of the glue he found himself in, and often to take the blame.
Years later, purely as an exercise, I decided I’d do some plotting based on a few of the experiences I had had. My beta readers seemed to enjoy the story, and I learned a lot. I never intended to publish Bloody Business, but when pressured into it, I decided if one person told me they enjoyed it, it would all be worthwhile. So, I hope you have and, IF you have, look for Book Two (coming soon) in the continuing saga of Kate and Rhys. It’s about to get a whole lot bloodier!
Years later, purely as an exercise, I decided I’d do some plotting based on a few of the experiences I had had. My beta readers seemed to enjoy the story, and I learned a lot. I never intended to publish Bloody Business, but when pressured into it, I decided if one person told me they enjoyed it, it would all be worthwhile. So, I hope you have and, IF you have, look for Book Two (coming soon) in the continuing saga of Kate and Rhys. It’s about to get a whole lot bloodier!
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