BOOK TOUR
I'm excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author
Eva Gates
and
Book 4 in the Lighthouse Library Mysteries
THE SPOOK IN THE STACKS
Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body.
Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Now, it’s up to Lucy Richardson and her fellow librarians to bone up on their detective skills and discover who is responsible for this wicked Halloween homicide.
Meanwhile, very strange things are happening at the library―haunted horses are materializing in the marsh, the lights seem to have an eerie life of their own, and the tiny crew of a model ship appears to move around when no one is watching. Is Lucy at her wit’s end? Or can it be that the Bodie Island Lighthouse really is haunted?
Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Now, it’s up to Lucy Richardson and her fellow librarians to bone up on their detective skills and discover who is responsible for this wicked Halloween homicide.
Meanwhile, very strange things are happening at the library―haunted horses are materializing in the marsh, the lights seem to have an eerie life of their own, and the tiny crew of a model ship appears to move around when no one is watching. Is Lucy at her wit’s end? Or can it be that the Bodie Island Lighthouse really is haunted?
With The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on everyone’s minds and ghoulish gossip on everyone’s lips, Lucy will need to separate the clues from the boos if she wants to crack this case without losing her head in The Spook in the Stacks, the delightful fourth in national bestseller Eva Gates’ Lighthouse Library mysteries.
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LKBR: Thank you, Vicki aka Eva Gate, for being here
today!
EG: I am
absolutely delighted to be able to talk with you!
LKBR: Please
tell us a bit about the Lighthouse Library series.
EG: The
Lighthouse Library series is written under the pen name of Eva Gates. This is a cozy series, set in a library in a
lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In the fourth book in the
series, The Spook in the Stacks, Halloween
is fast approaching and strange things are happening out on the marsh and in
the lighthouse.
LKBR: How did
you come up with the concept?
EG: This series
was originally a work for hire from Penguin. I am happy to be able to say I
took their suggestions and used them to make the series my own.
LKBR: What are
your future plans for this series? Any hints or spoilers you can give us about the next book?
EG: The
series is continuing with Crooked Lane Books, and I have contracts for books 5
and 6. In book 5, Something Read, Something Dead, wedding bells are ringing!
LKBR: Is
writing an energizing experience, or does it take a lot out of you?
EG: I
love doing it, which is the only reason I do! It gives me energy for sure.
LKBR: Once you knew you wanted to be a
published writer, who was the first person you reached out to for help? (Such
as a publisher, or author)
EG: I joined Sisters in Crime and
then the Crime Writers of Canada. Networking and support for a beginning writer
(heck, for any writer) are crucial.
LKBR: What sort of research do you
do for your books? Is it more computer based or hands on?
EG: I’ve been to the Outer
Banks several times doing location research for the books. Because the books
are set in a real place, not only Nags Head, but the actual Bodie Island
Lighthouse, it’s important to get it as right as I can (ignoring the fact that
there isn’t a library in the real lighthouse). The Internet is good, but
nothing beats being in the real location
LKBR: What is your
writing process? Place, time of day, by the hour or word count?
EG: Every
single day when I am at home. At a small computer used only for writing books,
at a stand up desk. I start in the
morning, and write for several hours, just until I feel I’ve accomplished all I
can for that day.
LKBR: How do you come up with character
names?
EG: With
great difficulty. I’m constantly
struggling to come up with something different than I’ve used before.
LKBR: Is it difficult to write
characters of the opposite sex? Do you have someone you use for advice?
EG: I’ve
never had a problem, I don’t think. Then
again, my main characters are always women and the men are secondary
characters.
LKBR: Do you
read reviews of your books? If you do, and a review is bad, what effect does it
have on you? (I know some reviews are mean as opposed to constructive.)
EG: Yes,
I do. Some writers say they don’t read reviews, but they’re probably lying. When
my books are newly released, I read some of them, but not so much after the
first week. If a review is unfairly bad,
I’ve learned to just let it go. Some people are mean, and some people are quick
to dismiss what they didn’t bother to try to understand.
LKBR: What are
3 things readers may not know about you?
EG: 1. That
I am an extreme introvert (really!)
2. That my
pre-writing profession was as a computer programmer and then a systems analyst
3. That I
also write novellas for adult literacy
LKBR: Where can
readers go to learn more about you and your books?
Twitter:
@vickidelany
Instagram:
vicki.delany
LKBR: Thank you
so much, Vicki, for letting us get to know you better!
The
Lighthouse Library Mystery series is a favorite of mine, and my sister. I want
to send a thank you to Crooked Lane Books for picking up this series and giving
us readers more time with the wonderful characters.
It
was so easy to fall back into the grove with protagonist Lucy Richardson and
the crew of the Brodie Island Lighthouse library. Through the words of author
Eva Gates, it was incredibly easy to picture the library and surrounding area,
as well as hear the characters voices as I read their written words.
To
say it was hard to put this book down would be an understatement. As with the
first three books in this delightful series, THE SPOOK IN THE STACKS is a
fast-moving mystery with an attention-grabbing plot. With Halloween thrown into
the mix, this tale had something fun or exciting happening in every chapter. I
simply couldn’t put it down until I had read the last word.
Don’t
let your TBR spook you into keeping this book from your stacks. Grab up your
copy of THE SPOOK IN THE STACKS today!
Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She has written more than twenty-five books: clever cozies to Gothic thrillers to gritty police procedurals, to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy. She is currently writing three cozy mystery series: the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series for Crooked Lane, the Year Round Christmas mysteries for Penguin Random House and, under the pen name of Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series, for Crooked Lane Books.
Vicki lives and writes in bucolic Prince Edward County, Ontario. She is the past president of the Crime Writers of Canada. Her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis Awards.
Visit Vicki at www.vickidelany.com.
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/evagatesauthor. Twitter @vickidelany @evagatesauthor
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 10 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
June 10 – Mallory Heart’s Cozies – REVIEW
June 10 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
June 11 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW, GUEST POST
June 11 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 12 – Valerie’s Musings – REVIEW
June 12 – Varietats – REVIEW, GUEST POST
June 12 – Rosepoint Publishing – SPOTLIGHT
June 13 – Sapphyria’s Books – REVIEW
June 13 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
June 13 – The Power of Words – REVIEW
June 14 – Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 14 – Readeropolis – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 15 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
June 15 – Teresa Trent Author Blog – SPOTLIGHT
June 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 16 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
June 16 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
June 17 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 17 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT
June 18 – Back Porchervations – REVIEW
June 18 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 18 – The Book Diva’s Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 19 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
June 19 – Curling up by the Fire – REVIEW
June 19 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 20 – Moonlight Rendezvous – REVIEW
June 20 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 20 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 21 – That’s What She’s Reading – REVIEW, GUEST POST
June 21 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
June 21 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 22 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 22 – The Montana Bookaholic – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 22 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 23 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 23 – Island Confidential – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
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Thank you for being part of the book tour for "THE SPOOK IN THE STACKS" by Eva Gates. Enjoyed reading the interview with the author. Love that she also works to help in the adult literacy sector.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoy reading this authors books. Love this cover and would appreciate the opportunity to read the book.
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Sounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome series. Great setting and characters. So glad this series is continuing . Looking forward to reading "The Spook in the Stacks".
ReplyDeleteI really want to read this book. It sounds great. Glad your writing this series.
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