Mystery Readers
October 14, 2015
Monkeewrench
P.J. Tracy
Monkeewrench
by P.J. Tracy
All readers enthusiastically endorsed Monkeewrench.
They agreed that the story was a real page turner and a great first book in a
series by the mother- daughter writing team P.J. and Traci Lambrecht. Readers
commented that the numerous characters were all essential to the story. It was
worth their while to read through the extensive backgrounds to understand how
the characters fit into the storyline. Readers said that the detailed descriptions
increased their emotional connection to the characters and encouraged them to
keep on reading to the shocking conclusion which no one saw coming.
Readers decided that the graphic and ingenious details
of the murders were kept to a minimum so that the characters were the primary
focus of the storyline. The authors crafted a plot that had plenty of twists
and turns to make people think about the next heart stopping event. They wove
the characters into the plot and a satisfying read for everyone. The writing
was so well done that no one had anything to criticize. They said that all of
the violence was tucked safely inside a book so they didn’t have to worry about
reality. Everyone said that they would read more books by the authors and
looked forward to the next title in the series, Live Bait in the hope that some of the characters would have
continued storylines.
In this February 2, 2007 interview by Therese Walsh
P.J. Tracy talks about her characters.
Question:
How do you create your characters? Do any
of the characters feel like they “belong” to one of you over the other? Who are
your favorites?
TL: They’re
all a slapped-together mess of reality, imagination, and observation. We both
have
always
paid very close attention to the way people behave, and often the odd gesture
or comment of a stranger sends our minds spooling off in all different
directions. But generally, we’d like to know in real life or have over for a
dinner party. And both our footprints are all on all of the players—they are
all truly collaborative figments of our collective imagination. And I don’t
think either of us could pick a favorite—that would be like singling out a
favorite child.
