Comments on The Book Vixen: AUTHOR GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY: Allison Brennan

I entered but it didnt have a spot for my name or ...

2011-12-29T10:18:22.637-08:00

I entered but it didnt have a spot for my name or email so I'll just put it here.

another_look_book_reviews_ at hotmail dot ca

Thanks for the excellent giveaway.

I'll be stopping by later this weekend if anyo...

2011-12-16T20:41:11.091-08:00

I'll be stopping by later this weekend if anyone has more questions! Thanks again to The Book Vixen for hosting this blog!

Your research sounds amazing and I do appreciate t...

2011-12-15T22:50:34.907-08:00

Your research sounds amazing and I do appreciate that they are filtered in your stories. I like them that way so the important things are noted but authors can use what they learn to create a scene and really build the experience for the reader.

Those research excursions sound like a blast!

2011-12-15T20:58:16.782-08:00

Those research excursions sound like a blast!

Goodness, what a blast you've had with your ha...

2011-12-15T14:22:33.536-08:00

Goodness, what a blast you've had with your hands-on research!

@Sta...

2011-12-15T10:47:42.722-08:00

@Stacy

Hi Stacy -- I totally agree. Some things I understand because of time constraints, but some shows are better than others. At least L&O makes you believe a bunch of things are happening off-scene. The writers of that show are AWESOME. But even they take a few liberties. And I love CASTLE, I just have to ignore the police procedure ... for me, that show is all about character and I love the dialogue. ... I did most of my research on-line and through people I personally knew until I was published.

One more research story ... :) ... when I was researching my second book, I had no published novels out. I could have been anyone, right? But I need to know how to disable a car by pouring something into the gas tank. I had conflicting info from my on-line buddies, so I started calling up mechanics. NO ONE would help me. (I suppose they thought I wanted to kill my husband or something, but sheesh.) I ended up getting the information from a mechanic friend of my brother-in-law at a baptism for my niece. Thus, the killer puts molasses in the gas tanks of his victim's cars in THE HUNT.

Thanks for sharing your research information with ...

2011-12-15T10:39:49.625-08:00

Thanks for sharing your research information with us. I'm so limited to the Internet as I'm located in the Midwest and don't have the contacts to participate in special trainings, etc., so this is a big help. It's amazing how many liberties television takes when it comes to police/FBI work, isn't it?

@Ju...

2011-12-15T09:27:15.074-08:00

@Julie@My5monkeys

Hi Julie! Good to "see" you here :)

@No...

2011-12-15T09:26:51.522-08:00

@NoraA

Thanks Nora! I'm always scared when "real" cops read my books, but so far, most of the comments have been positive. I take some liberties for entertainment (and no one wants to wait weeks or months for DNA in fiction!) but I try to keep the main plot points as close to real as possible. For LOVE ME TO DEATH, when I learned that the show TO CATCH A PREDATOR on Dateline had, at the time of my FBI briefing, hadn't resulted in any prosecutions, I was floored ... and that gave me the premise of the first Lucy book.

@Un...

2011-12-15T09:24:55.377-08:00

@Unknown

Hi Gena! I have always loved reading mysteries and true crime. I thought I wanted to be a forensic pathologist when I grew up, but then after dissecting animals in school, I didn't think I could do that to a person. Ironically, when I viewed an autopsy, my mind "clicked" and I finally understood how cops compartmentalize their job. I probably could have been a forensic pathologist! But I'd much rather write :) ... I worked for 13 years in the legislature, nothing related to criminal justice, though I still read avidly.

I am a sucker for this type of story... aside from...

2011-12-15T09:06:30.622-08:00

I am a sucker for this type of story... aside from that we are a COP family. My niece just retired as a police sgt in IAD, my son in law is a street cop out in Queens NY, and my son is one of the coordinators at NYC Office of Emergency Management.

I want this book! LOL

Allison, did you follow a career in criminal justi...

2011-12-15T08:52:08.032-08:00

Allison, did you follow a career in criminal justice/forensics or just become fascinated with it? Personally, I've always loved research, but never really knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Now, at 47 years of age, I'm engrossed in the ID channel and every type of forensics and criminal mystery discovery I can find. I know I will love your books!
Thank you for such a great giveaway! I am a new fan!
Gena Robertson
robertsongena@hotmail.com

She is a local author to me. I have yet to meet he...

2011-12-15T06:04:12.198-08:00

She is a local author to me. I have yet to meet her but she also has 5 kids like me ;)