I’m pleased to welcome author Julie Holmes for the release of her debut book, “Murder in Plane Sight”. Isn’t that a great title? I have my copy:)
Thank you, Denise, for helping me spread the word about my debut novel release. It’s great to finally share my creation with readers everywhere.
And the inevitable question (and one I love to ask other writers): How did you come up with this idea?
That is an easy one. (psst–don’t ask me how I came up with any of my other ideas) After spending a few years revising and querying my police procedural with some interest but no success, I knew I needed to write something new. That (in)famous advice we’ve all heard, “Write what you know”, kept running through my head.
What do I know? I know about growing up in rural Minnesota. That could be fun, but I’ll save that for now. I know about vegetable gardening. I know about information technology, at least from the early days of Windows 95 and fax machines through the death of parallel ports and the expansion of Bluetooth and USB.
Then I considered something else. As an avid reader with an interest in aviation, all the books I could find in my younger days that involved aviation were military thrillers like Flight of the Intruder or Firefox. I read a few of those many years ago, but the whole military and espionage thing didn’t inspire me. The aviation part did.
These days one can find books involving aviation with main characters such as pilots, flight attendants, aviation inspectors, even an airport manager. Missing from the list: aircraft mechanic. It’s a different perspective of aviation than people generally see. Aviation maintenance is one of the vital parts of the industry that ensures air travel is the safest form of transportation we have.
I know aviation. I have a handful of years of experience as an aircraft mechanic to draw on. I can write a mystery with an aviation angle that is not a military, espionage, or international thriller.
So I wrote what I know. And Sierra Bauer was born. I leaned on my experience in commercial aviation, but Sierra is her own woman. She is a survivor, strong and confident, someone I think people would want to meet.
And now you can meet her. Say ‘Hi’ from me!
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Blurb:
Sierra Bauer is nobody’s fool—a skilled and confident aircraft mechanic, a woman operating in a man’s world. But her world is about to be turned upside down, and her confidence challenged.
After her stalker was sent to prison, and she was cleared of wrongdoing by the FAA in her brother’s fatal plane crash, Sierra has finally reclaimed her life. But in the dead of winter at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, she makes a gruesome discovery—a woman’s frozen body hidden inside the maintenance bay of a Range Airlines plane Sierra was inspecting. Her life is pitched into a tailspin.
Enter Detective Quinn Moore of the Airport Police Department, who finds himself attracted to Sierra despite mounting evidence forcing him to consider her the prime suspect.
Sierra’s stalker may be back, and someone is trying to frame her for the murder. The woman Sierra blames for her brother’s death may hold the key to uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire aviation industry. She and Quinn must expose the truth before Sierra becomes the next casualty.
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I grabbed my copy yesterday and can’t wait to read it. I just love what inspired this story. Best wishes, Julie!
Thanks, Staci! I got a lot of mileage from that whole “female aircraft mechanic” thing back in the day 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
I’m excited to read this too. I always love hearing where the ideas for books come from
Thanks for dropping by!
Huge thank you to Denise for helping me spread the word about my new book! Our WP community is wonderful!
It is a great community Julie:) I am happy to help you spread the word and wish you much success! I am looking forward to reading it.
Sounds like a winner! ♥
Crossing my fingers! 🙂
It does:) Thanks for dropping by Billy!
I’m so happy for Julie. Her background is perfect for this book. I have mine and can’t wait to read it!
Thanks, Jacqui! I hope you enjoy it!
It does sound like the perfect blend Jacqui:) I’m looking forward to reading it too:) Thanks for drropping by.
Thank you for posting about Julie Holmes. It’s always exciting to discover new authors and I’ve pre-ordered her book.
I agree with you Julie, writing what you know flows like a stream. I am sure you enjoyed writing this book. It’s our turn to savour it now. Thanks for sharing what went behind the cover. Nice to see you here. Thanks to Denise for hosting you today.
You are right, Balroop. Writing this was fun, and a sort of walking back through my past experiences. Enjoy the story!
What a lovely way to put it Balroop:) It’s a wonderful feeling when you get that flow going. I was happy to host Julie. Thank you for stopping by and offering your support.
I love the look at how you decided to write this particular book, Julie. My copy is already on my Kindle and I’m looking forward to wallowing in the tale. It sounds like you’ve got a winner! Best wishes on your book tour.
Great job hosting, Denise!
Thank you, Mae! I hope you enjoy it!
I always love to know how a book came into being, too Mae:) I’m looking foward to this read and I agree this does sound like a winner! Thanks for stopping by.
I love Julie’s story idea and the way it was born. I’m interested in meeting Sierra!! Thanks for hosting, Denise!
Hi Jan:) Isn’t it great to learn how stories came to be? I’m looking forward to this read. Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for stopping by, Jan! Hope you enjoy Sierra’s story!