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Tamara Jones

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Tamara Jones is also known as Tambo Jones and Tamara Siler Jones.

Tamara started her academic career as a science geek, earned a degree in art, and, when she's not making quilts or herding cats, writes tense thrillers as Tamara Jones and the award-winning Dubric Byerly Mysteries series (Bantam Spectra), as Tamara Siler Jones. Despite the violent nature of her work, Tam's easygoing and friendly. Not sick or twisted at all. Honest.

Also see Tamara Siler Jones for Twitter link, blog link. ...more

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What is the spookiest, scariest thing that ever happened to you?

Tamara Jones In the middle of the night about twenty five years ago, my husband and I were in bed, sleeping. I woke up and saw a man standing in the bathroom doorw…moreIn the middle of the night about twenty five years ago, my husband and I were in bed, sleeping. I woke up and saw a man standing in the bathroom doorway. I remained silent and started to reach for my husband but froze, terrified, when the man walked into our room, to the foot of the bed, past the window (where he was silhouetted against the light from the neighbor's back door) then he continued on into our closet.

Right then, my hubby sat up and whispered to me, "Someone just walked into the closet."

He crept out of bed and flicked on the closet light.

No one was there. There was nothing but our clothes and stuff.

We both saw the ghost and it freaked us out.(less)

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Why is it that you seem to give the most horrific tasks to the most innocent in your stories?

Tamara Jones It's actually a tool in my writer's toolbox. Let's say, for example, there was a terrible car accident in a residential neighborhood and the driver wa…moreIt's actually a tool in my writer's toolbox. Let's say, for example, there was a terrible car accident in a residential neighborhood and the driver was brutally maimed and killed in the collision. If I (and therefore the reader) investigate the scene with a seasoned police officer who's scraped countless people off of the pavement, it's is a lot less horrific and more detatched than if it's the same collision only it's the kid who lives in the house by the road who sees the bodies first.

Do I want more tension or horror, or do I want to soften the blow? Who the reader's seeing the event through makes a big difference on how the scene's perceived. :)(less)

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	Ghosts in the Snow (Dubric Bryerly, #1) by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threads of Malice (Dubric Bryerly, #2) by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valley of the Soul (Dubric Bryerly, #3) by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spore by Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author), Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morgan's Run by Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author), Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weight of the Castellan's Curse by Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slippage by Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Protection of the Holy Knights by Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lord Apparent's Razor by Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding the Bassline by Tambo Jones (Goodreads Author), Tamara Jones (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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Tamara Jones said: " This is my fourth or fifth reading and I'm still gleaning insights into the process. It's the only 'writing book' I've ever finished, let alone re-read. ...more "

Oct 21, 2011 09:38PM · see review