Robert Dugoni
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni
Author of The Eighth Sister and Beyond Reasonable Doubt
When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court—she’s Jenna’s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.
Five years earlier, Keera’s father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company’s chief scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.
As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears that this time she's telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni
Author I draw inspiration from:
Stephen King. The Green Mile
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Author Interview - Robert Dugoni | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
Out on my patio.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Jesus Christ from The Bible. I'd ask, so...is there really a heaven? And we'd go from there.
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
Sixth Grade. When my mother started handing me all the classics because I was bored in school.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
I don't dislike anything. If it is a good story, I'll read it in any format. If it is a good narrator, I'll listen to it.
The last book I read:
The Bootlegger's Daughter. Nadine Nettmann. I thought it was entertaining. Enjoyed the premise and the time period, prohibition.
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
Nothing fancy. I get up, go into my office and create. I don't use anything but word. No stories outlines or color coded tabs. Just listen to my characters telling me their story.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Mickie Cleary in Dan Waters series, Shore Crimes. She seems straight forward, no nonsense and a lot of fun.
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
A theater actor.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
Boy, I lived through many. I pretty much like the fashion now. Straight forward. Simple. i just have to be sure not to wear stripes and plaids.
Place I’d most like to travel:
Africa. I've been twice. I've traveled a lot, but I'm thinking of Antartica to see it before it is gone.
My signature drink:
An old fashioned. Sweet.
Favorite artist:
Leonardo DeVinci. I love the breadth of his talent.
Number one on my bucket list:
Walking my daughter down the aisle, but only when she's ready.
Anything else you'd like to add:
Looking forward to this.
Find more from the author:
www.robertdugonibooks.com
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About Robert Dugoni:
Author Interview - Robert Dugoni
Robert Dugoni is the New York Times and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series, the Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, the Keera Duggan legal series and the William Shoemacher historical series set in 1933 Seattle. His stand-alone novels include The World Played Chess, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, a literary novel that was named Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year. His novels have been optioned for movies and television series and garnered many awards. Robert's books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Visit his website at https://www.robertdugonibooks.com.
