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$15 #Giveaway Interview THE PATRON MURDERS by Edwin Wilson 3.16

February 29, 2016 By Mary

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Welcome to my tour stop for The Patron Murders by Edwin Wilson.  The Patron Murders is a mystery and the tour runs March 1-11 with reviews, guest posts, interviews and excerpts. Check out the tour page for the full schedule.

About The Book:

PatronMurders300RGBMatt Johanssen, a dedicated stage actor in his early fifties, is currently rehearsing a play soon to open on Broadway. Through the years, Matt has also anonymously assisted the NYPD in solving a number of crimes.
Midway through rehearsals, a startling murder takes place thirty blocks away at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where a trustee is discovered on the roof with a javelin thrust through his heart. Later, just prior to opening night, the admired and beloved producer of Matt’s play, Dorothy Tremayne, is found dead in the theatre’s darkened basement lounge.Ten days later, during a gala at the American Museum of Natural History, there is another murder far more sensational than the ones before. Working behind the scenes, Matt becomes deeply involved in solving all three cases. Meanwhile, he meets an intriguing, auburn-haired woman writing about the murders, and a romantic liaison develops amid the danger and suspense.
Set against the backdrop of the inner workings of New York City’s theatre, art, and cultural scenes, The Patron Murders is part detective story, part social novel, and a witty, incisive critique of the parvenues who attempt to gain acceptance in the old-line arts establishment.

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About the Author:

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Author, teacher, critic, Edwin Wilson began his career as Assistant to the Producer for the Broadway play Big Fish, Little Fish directed by John Gielgud, and the film Lord of the Flies directed by Peter Brook. He produced plays off-Broadway and coproduced the Broadway play Agatha Sue, I Love You directed by George Abbott. He also produced the film The Nashville Sound.Educated at Vanderbilt, Edinburgh, and Yale, he received the first Doctor of Fine Arts degree awarded by Yale. From 1972 to 1994 he was the theatre critic for The Wall Street Journal. For thirty years he taught at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. During the past four decades he has been the preeminent writer of college theatre textbooks in the U.S. His three books (two coauthored with Alvin Goldfarb) have sold nearly one million copies.

He has served as president of the Theatre Development Fund and the New York Drama Critics Circle, as well as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury.In the early 1990s, he conducted a series of ninety half-hour television interviews with theater artists ranging from George Abbott to Jerry Zaks, which appeared on CUNY-TV in New York and 200 PBS stations around the country.

The Patron Murders is Wilson’s first novel.

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PLEASE WELCOME EDWIN TO BOOKHOUNDS!

 

  1. What is on your night stand?

 

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham.

 

  1. Do you obsessively plot out each point or just go with the flow?

 

I would say it is much more the latter. I have a general idea of where the story and the characters are headed, but I like to allow for the unexpected, for the surprise, for the unplanned twist or revelation.

 

  1. What makes you cringe?

 

Cringe may too strong a word, but I’m always disappointed, and even turned off, when a writer takes the easy way out, or makes the dialogue, the action, or the reversals much too obvious. That’s no fun for anyone.

 

  1. What characters or plot developments are you most proud of in The Patron Murders?

 

Naturally, I like all my characters, but I particularly like Izzy the man in the garment district of NYC who sells bullet-proof clothes, Thomas Catlett (known as Tomcat) one of the suspects, and Dorothy, the independent minded, greatly admired theatre producer who is one of the murder victims. As for plot developments, any twist or turn that leads the reader in the wrong direction, if only temporarily.

 

  1. Is there a word you love to use?

 

I don’t know about a single word, but I do love to do the research on the background of the various characters: where they came from, what they did previously, how they changed course in their careers – sometimes drastically

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GIVEAWAY:
$15 Amazon gift card (INT)
5 hardcover copies of The Patron Murders (US)
5 ebook copies of The Patron Murders (INT)
Ends March 16
This giveaway is provided by the publisher, hosts are not responsible. Must be 13 or older to enter and have parental permission if under 17. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win.

 

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Comments

  1. Judy Thomas says

    February 29, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    I love the sound of this! Can’t wait to read it 🙂

  2. Nancy says

    March 1, 2016 at 5:24 am

    What an interesting background. Imagining the tone of his novel, I’m definitely interested.

  3. Rita Wray says

    March 1, 2016 at 7:38 am

    Sounds like a great read.

  4. Linda Kish says

    March 1, 2016 at 7:44 am

    I would love to read this. It sounds so good.

  5. kim amundsen says

    March 1, 2016 at 7:46 am

    Sounds like a good read.

  6. Candace says

    March 1, 2016 at 9:05 am

    Thank you so much for hosting a tour stop!

  7. Rachel B says

    March 1, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    What a really interesting sounding murder mystery. I can’t wait to read it – my beloved NY, with all my beloved museums and theaters… sign me up!

  8. Deb P says

    March 1, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    1) Lamp and clock.
    2) I plot the point.
    3) cringe, a dark room.
    4) I haven’t read the book yet.
    5) A word? Won!

  9. Linda Romer says

    March 1, 2016 at 8:05 pm

    The Patron murders sounds like a good read ♡ Thank you

  10. Sandra Watts says

    March 1, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    Nice interview. Sounds intriguing.

  11. Emily Endrizzi says

    March 1, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    I love mystery and suspense novels. This sounds excellent!

  12. Terri S says

    March 2, 2016 at 1:14 am

    This sounds like a great read! Thank you for sharing it with us.

  13. Betty W says

    March 2, 2016 at 11:26 am

    The Patron murders sounds great—love mysteries! Thank you for sharing!

  14. Sherry S. says

    March 3, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Sounds like a very interesting book.

  15. missy ellis says

    March 3, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    awesome giveaway

  16. Sue M. says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:42 am

    This sounds like a really good read, I’ll definitely check it out!

  17. Sarah at Journeys of The Zoo says

    March 4, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    Murder mysteries is my favorite genre and the depth of the characters in this book is a real draw. Thanks for sharing this author with us.

    Besos Sarah.

  18. Diane Elizabeth says

    March 7, 2016 at 8:15 am

    This sounds like a great mystery with really interesting characters. I’m looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the chance!

  19. Linda Moffitt says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    Looks like a great book Thanks for the chance to win a copy

  20. Linda Moffitt says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    My Comment did not show up but I think it went through just said Looks like a Great Book and Thanks for the chance to win a copy

  21. Daniel M says

    March 15, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    sounds like a fun one

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