Goodreads asked Ram Muthiah:

How do you get inspired to write?

Ram Muthiah "Tell My Dad" is inspired by a tragic event that happened in California, where a five-year-old girl was kidnapped because of her kindness in helping strangers. The girl’s friend helped the cops track the kidnapper. However, the cruel man had killed the innocent child in a gruesome way before the cops could track him down. That incident, combined with seemingly never-ending Amber Alerts, motivated me to write this book.

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