From Jonathan Maberry 's ITW interview with T. Lynn Ocean about her new novel, Southern Poison:
Southern Poison continues the adventures of Jersey Barnes. Introduce us to this tough and sexy ex-MP.
If she were to knock on my front door and waltz into my life, we'd be best friends. Of course, she could kick my ass. But I'm having so much fun writing Jersey! The manu
script for Southern Fatality (first in the Jersey Barnes series) was written from the first person male POV. Having grown up as a tomboy, I thought it would be cool to write a book with a male lead character. But just as I was finishing the manuscript, the lead character woke me up in the middle of the night and told me that he was really a female. I'm like, cripes, you couldn't have said something SOONER? After I thought about it, the change made perfect sense. I did a complete rewrite and the character of Jersey was born. Take a hardcore military-trained dude, stuff him inside the body of a 5'8" tall female with a penchant for quality lingerie and a dry wit. Oh yeah, and strap on a weapon. She's having trouble leaving home without one--even in retirement.
Read
the complete Q & A.
Read
an excerpt from Southern Poison, and learn more about the author and her work at
T. Lynn Ocean's website.
The Page 69 Test: Southern Fatality.
The Page 69 Test: Southern Poison.
--Marshal Zeringue
