Anna Blanc first appeared in The Secret Life of Anna Blanc and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Anna.

What is your name?
Anna Virginie Blanc

How old are you?
I turned 20 in 1908. I mean, 18.

What is your profession?
Assistant police matron and former heiress.

Do you have a significant other?
It’s complicated.

What is his name and profession?
Detective Joe Singer. He’s the police chief’s son.

Any children?
Jupiter, no.

Do you have any sibling(s)?
Alas, I am an only child.

Do your parents live near you?
My mother is dead, and my father is dead to me.

Who is your best friend?
Clara and Theo Breedlove. But for them and Joe, I’m entirely alone in the world. But the Breedloves have been off on a European tour.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
There are rats in my apartment building.

What town do you live in?
The best city. The City of Angels.

House or building complex? Own or Rent?
I live in an apartment building for single ladies of good reputation. Thus, I have to pay extra.

What is your favorite spot in your house?
The enormous heirloom canopy bed that takes up most of my living room.

Favorite meal? Favorite dessert?
Pig’s feet in batter and Jell-O.

Favorite hobby?
Tennis. But who has the time? I work seven days a week.

Favorite color?
Blue like Joe Singer’s eyes.

Favorite author?
Mary Roberts Rinehart because her detective is a lady.

Favorite vacation spot?
I’d like to go to Paris, but police matrons only get ten days off each year. I’d like to go to Santa Barbara but can no longer afford the Arlington Hotel.

Favorite sports team?
The Los Angeles Loo Loos.

Movies or Broadway?
Both. I love drama.

Are you a morning or a night person?
I’m an all-the-time person.

Amateur sleuth or professional?
Professional. Sort of. That is, I have a badge. A little one.

Whom do you work with when sleuthing?
I typically sleuth on my own, on the sly, but sometimes I sleuth with Joe Singer, provided he’s not actively opposing me.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
Typically? I wake up, dress fashionably, and trap villains. Possibly, I will save Joe Singer’s life. Possibly, I will revive him with my body warmth. Also, I care for lady jailbirds, reform bad children, and generally deal with “the girl problem,” which, in my opinion, isn’t the problem at all.

You can read about Anna in The Body in Griffith Park, the third book in the “Anna Blanc” historical mystery series, coming July 23, 2019.

Los Angeles, 1908. Anna Blanc is a former so-so socialite, a flailing police matron, and a killer detective.

Ex-heiress, Anna Blanc, is precariously employed by the Los Angeles Police Department, reforming delinquent children and minding lady jailbirds. What she really wants is to hunt criminals and be alone with Detective Joe Singer–both no-nos that could get her fired. On a lover’s tryst in Griffith Park, Anna and Joe discover the body of a young gambler. Anna can’t resist. She’s on the case.

With a murder to solve and her police matron duties piling up, a young girl shows up at Central Station claiming to have been raped by a man from Mars. The men at the station scoff, but Anna is willing to investigate. Meanwhile, Anna begins getting strange floral arrangements from an unknown admirer. Following the petals leads her to another crime–one close to home. Suddenly pitted against Joe, Anna must examine her loyalties and solve the crimes, even if it means losing the man she loves.

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About the author
Jennifer Kincheloe is a research scientist and writer of the Anna Blanc Mystery Series. Her novels take place in 1900s Los Angeles among the police matrons of the LAPD and combine mystery, history, humor, and romance. She’s wandered the earth from Papua New Guinea to Greenland, but currently lives in Denver with her husband and two children where she does research on the jails.

To learn more about Jennifer, visit her website at jenniferkincheloe.com.

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