James S. (Jim) Kelly is a retired United States Air Force Colonel
with over 100 combat missions in Vietnam. Prior to his retirement, Jim
was Program Director for a Communication’s Program in Iran, working
directly under the Shah. Jim and his wife, Patricia own and operate High
Meadow’s Horse Ranch outside Solvang, California. All of his novels use
Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley as a setting. Over the past 15 years,
Jim and his wife have been active in a charity supporting our troops in
forward operating locations, in hostile territory, overseas. To contact
Jim, email him at jkelly2020@outlook.com.
Website: www.kellywritings.com
The double murder of two long time friends has caused hysteria in the
small town of Solvang, Ca. Its up to Clay Wrens, the county’s premier
detective to solve the murders and calm the townspeople.
Complicating the investigation is a local politician who’s afraid the Wrens will uncover his financial transgressions, while a female reporter, with her own agenda, is suggesting that Wrens be replaced
As the investigation moves to a climax, Wrens is drawn to a twenty five year old murder and the convicted murderer, who’s just been released from prison.
Website: www.kellywritings.com
Tell us about your
book! What is it about and what inspired you to write it?
I Didn’t Forget is a
murder mystery. It combines two things that I like to write about. First, an
event occurs that uncovers something that happened twenty plus years ago and
has a definite impact on the solution of the crime. Second, I like to use my
locale, ie, the Santa Ynez valley in California as the backdrop for my work of fiction. I’ve
used this locale for six of my novels.
Tell us about your
publishing process. What was it like? Did you go indie or the traditional way?
I used Createspace and self published my novel
How did you choose
the title for your book? Did it come to you right away, before you started
writing it, or did it come later?
It came later and basically is the theme of
the novel.
Tell us about the
cover design process. Did you have a basic idea of what your book cover would
be like?
I gave my cover designer an outline and he used his imagination to
create the cover.
Who is your cover
designer and how did you find him/her?
Graphics Limited,
they did the cover for my last three books.
How was your
experience working with the designer?
Excellent
What has been the
readers’ response to your cover?
Everyone liked it
What tips would you
give to authors who are looking for a cover designer?
Stand firm. Generally your idea is the best
Anything else you’d
like to say about your book?
This is the first in
a trilogy, the second is titled INTERNED and the third, NOT IN MY BACKYARD
Book Info:
Complicating the investigation is a local politician who’s afraid the Wrens will uncover his financial transgressions, while a female reporter, with her own agenda, is suggesting that Wrens be replaced
As the investigation moves to a climax, Wrens is drawn to a twenty five year old murder and the convicted murderer, who’s just been released from prison.
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