Tammy Euliano
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
Author of Fatal Intent
“End-of-life care—or assisted death
When her elderly patients start dying at home days after minor surgery, anesthesiologist Dr. Kate Downey wants to know why. The surgeon, not so much. “Old people die, that’s what they do,” is his response. When Kate presses, surgeon Charles Ricken places the blame squarely on her shoulders. Kate is currently on probation, and the chief of staff sides with the surgeon, leaving Kate to prove her innocence and save her own career. With her husband in a prolonged coma, it’s all she has left.
Aided by her eccentric Great Aunt Irm, a precocious medical student, and the lawyer son of a victim, Kate launches her own unorthodox investigation of these unexpected deaths. As she comes closer to exposing the culprit’s identity, she faces professional intimidation, threats to her life, a home invasion, and, tragically, the suspicious death of someone close to her. The stakes escalate to the breaking point when Kate, under violent duress, is forced to choose which of her loved ones to save—and which must be sacrificed.
Perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen”
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
Author I draw inspiration from: Louise Penny - In her series set in Three Pines, I marvel at her characters. Despite no lingering descriptions, I have a perfect image in my head and wish I could spend time with all of them. Setting the same way, I never tire of spending time there!
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
Favorite place to read a book: On the porch outside my 2nd floor bedroom at the lakehouse. It's double-wide so my dogs can cuddle me while I read. Though, frankly, it pretty much always turns into a cuddly nap.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Myron Bolitar in the series by Harlan Coben. He's smart, attractive, interesting, and, as a former NBA player, tall enough to boost me out of the stupid elevator.
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I knew I wanted my name on a book spine during anesthesiology residency. I wanted to teach a broader group that only those students at my university. Once that was accomplished, and I'd rekindled my love of fiction by finally having spare time, my mentor suggested we continue our textbook collaboration and within a chapter, I knew it was something I had to pursue to completion. Not that story, unfortunately, but another that percolated.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Is "all of the above" cheating? Nothing beats the feel of a hardcover book in my hand, turning the pages and savoring the words...except when I tap on an unfamiliar word and nothing happens - oops. Ebooks are wonderful for travel and reading in bed without disturbing my husband. But the vast majority of my "reading" is audiobooks while walking the dogs, grocery shopping (yeah, not very sociable I'm afraid), cooking dinner (and not a very good cook). The value of a good narrator cannot be overstated.
The last book I read: My book club read "Son of Hamas" by Mosab Hassan Yousef. A memoir of his realization that his father, a founder of the terror organization, was not the man he wanted to be. It was a fascinating read.
The last fiction book was The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. I like his Bosch series more, but the Lincoln Lawyers are written in first person, which is what I'm doing for my sequel to Fatal Intent and it's helpful to have that style in my head.
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
Pen & paper or computer: I type infinitely faster than I write (and neater), and do all my writing on computer. But I get lost and my characters aren't quite doing what I thought they should do, I use pen a paper to have them write me a letter. It works wonders. It's interesting how differently the brain processes depending on the instrument. I also make great use of an enormous white board, colored pens and mind maps.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache from Louise Penny's Three Pines series. They are well-read, thought-ful (as in think about issues and ideas and discuss them), devoted to family, and love their dog!
Author Interview - Tammy Euliano
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Well, I am a doctor. I think I would have enjoyed being an engineer working on robotics types things, esp artificial limbs and things to make lives easier for the disabled.
But my encore-encore career might be as a nature guide at a national park, taking people on amazing hikes and keeping up the trails for all to enjoy.
Favorite decade in fashion history: anything with not-too-short shorts, blue jeans and t-shirts, esp Gator t-shirts.
Place I’d most like to travel: We love to hike the mountains and national parks of the US, but now that I've read extensively about World War II, I'd like to spend time in Europe, visiting sites. Not the feel-good vacation my family enjoys, but I feel compelled anyway.
My signature drink: Diet Mountain Dew - LOTS of it.
Favorite artist: I am shamefully uneducated when it comes to art, but I read "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Irving Stone before traveling to Italy and fell in love with Michelangelo.
Number one on my bucket list: Seeing the Northern Lights - the photos are so spectacular. Unfortunately I really hate to be cold. #1b is going on an African safari, but the one I want to go on, with National Geographic, is outrageously expensive. Oh...and covid.
Anything else you'd like to add: Please remind your readers and readers remind your family and friends to fill out Living Wills and Healthcare Surrogate forms. However painful the discussion may be, it's infinitely better than the situation that befalls too many families when siblings disagree.
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Author Bio: Dr. Tammy Euliano’s writing is inspired by her day job as a physician, researcher and educator at University of Florida. She’s received numerous teaching awards, ~100,000 views of her YouTube teaching videos, and was featured in a calendar of women inventors. Her short fiction has been recognized by Glimmer Train, Bards & Sages, Flame Tree Press, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others. Her debut novel, a medical thriller entitled “Fatal Intent,” was published by Oceanview in March, 2021.
