Sandra asked Jane Haseldine:

Oh wow, I couldn’t believe how great Worth Killing for was! Read an early ARC so thank you. Can’t wait for hardcover in March. Tell me about your process for how Julia has grown since the first book and what you see for her in future stories?

Jane Haseldine Hi, Sandra! Thank you so much for reaching out and for the kind words! Great, insightful question. In the first book, I knew I wanted to make Julia a strong, yet flawed, character. She’s tough, sure. Paranoid. Definitely. She takes over-protective mom to a new level over the safety of her children based on what happened to her brother, Ben, when they were kids. In thinking about the plot, I wondered how Julia would cope if she had to face down her biggest fear once again. Would she lose it, or would she be able to overcome her guilt and insecurity and use her investigative reporting skills to beat back the monster who took her child? In Duplicity, I wanted Julia to find more of her center. She takes two steps forward, but then, I wondered, as a person who is driven to find out the truth, how would she deal with uncovering something that might be too much to bear? In Worth Killing For, I like exploring messy family situations. In this book, I wanted Julia to continue to create a stable life for herself and her children, but then I threw a whammy in the mix with the return of her conman father who abandoned her as a little girl, and she has no choice but to work with her most unlikely allies, the two people she probably trusts least of anyone in the world, her dad, Duke, and her sister, Sarah, a former con herself, in order to try and solve Ben’s cold case. For this book I wanted the characters to have a chance for redemption and healing, and the possibility for Julia to be able to move forward in the process. More Julia adventures are on deck! The fourth book in the series, You Fit the Pattern, will be out in April 2019. Thank you, Sandra, and Happy New Year!

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