Carol Childs first appeared in Shadow Of Doubt and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Carol.
What is your name?
Carol Childs.
How old are you?
I’m thirty-nine, or about as old as any single woman in LA likes to admit to. If my employer really thought I’d pushed much past the big 4-0 I’m not sure I’d have my job. As it is, Tyler Hunt, my twenty-something, news director, likes to refers to me as the World’s Oldest Cub Reporter.
What is your profession?
I’m an investigative reporter for a local talk radio station in Los Angeles, California. I still have to pinch myself to believe I actually talked my way into the job. It’s the job I always wanted, but as a single working mom, I didn’t have the luxury to jump the desk – go from the business side of radio sales where I was making the bucks – to the news side which I wanted to do, but for half the pay.
Do you have a significant other?
I’ve had several, and it seems they’re all a problem. My ex, Robert – who’s remarried and constantly showing up with his new wife and family and reminding me how inept I was both as a wife and a mother – and this tall and handsome FBI agent named Eric. We dated for a while. Unfortunately, our professional differences – his believing in the public’s need to know vs. my reporter’s belief in the public’s right to know – singed that affair and things didn’t end well. Lately, I’ve been trying to keep things at a slow simmer with a certain private eye, who I find more attractive than I’d like to.
What is his/her name and profession?
Eric Langdon is my FBI ex, and Gerhardt “Chase” Chasen is my current hot-simmer.
Any children?
Two. My daughter Cate, 18, and my son, Charlie, 16.
Do you have any sibling(s)?
No.
Cats, dogs or other pets?
We inherited a cat named Bossypants when I took in a friend, a former Hollywood Psychic to the Stars named Misty Dawn, who had fallen on hard times.
What town do you live in?
Los Angeles, CA. Specifically, Sherman Oaks.
House or building complex? Own or Rent?
I own a condo.
What is your favorite spot in your house?
The kitchen.
Who is your best friend?
Sheri Billings. We met when our boys were in school together. Sheri’s father was a big-time movie producer and left her with his estate. Sheri doesn’t have to work, and she’s there for me much of the time while I’m trying to balance family, work and a social life.
Amateur sleuth or professional?
I suppose I could be considered either. Since I’m a reporter, I’m often first on the scene with news or what’s happened. But my sleuthing has definitely crossed a line or two and sometimes I’m considered by boss to be an overly eager hobbyist.
Giveaway: Leave a comment below for your chance to win a print copy of Reason To Doubt. U.S. entries only, please. The giveaway ends November 9, 2018. Good luck everyone!
You can read about Carol in Reason To Doubt, the fifth book in the “Carol Childs” mystery series.
Carol Childs is in the middle of one of the biggest stories of her life. Her daughter Cate has returned from college with a boyfriend in tow. A photographer who police suspect to be The Model Slayer, responsible for the murder of three young women.
Not since the Hillside Strangler has Los Angeles been so on edge.
And when the police arrest Cate’s boyfriend, Carol’s personal life and professional worlds collide. A tattooed cocktail waitress calls the radio station and asks to speak with Carol off the record. She knows the true identity of the real Model Slayer because she says she killed him.
Tensions mount as the clock ticks. The police are convinced they have the right man. Mother and daughter aren’t talking. Carol can’t reveal to investigators all she knows, and unless Carol can find the real killer before the trial begins, an innocent man may spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed for a crime he didn’t commit.
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About the author
Nancy Cole Silverman’s realization that she and Edgar Allen Poe shared the same birthday sparked her lifelong interest in mystery fiction. After a very successful career in the radio industry she turned to writing, and her crime-focused novels and short stories have attracted readers throughout America. Her Carol Childs Mysteries series (Henery Press) features a single-mom whose “day job” as a reporter at a busy Los Angeles radio station often leads to long nights as a crime-solver. Silverman lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a thoroughly pampered standard poodle.
All comments are welcomed.
Sounds like an interesting series. I used to live in the Los Angeles area so the setting is familiar.
I like to use familiar settings. I think it adds to the believability of the book. I hope you a chance to read it. The series has been fun to write.
I love the cats name.I had a cat named Cracker Jack one time. The books sounds good..
Bossypants is just that, bossy. A wonderful cat who shows up from time to time in the books.
Need to binge-read!!
Thank you for the giveaway…
If you love to binge read this is the series for you. Fast, furious and fun. Hope you enjoy it.
Wow, my girls have had some hinky boyfriends, but not that bad!
I am now wanting to know how this all turns out!
I’d like to find out how all this gets resolved for Carol and Cate!
This series is on pile of books to read. Thanks for the giveaway.
Sounds like an interesting read
I work with a radio drama group, so anything involving radio is very interesting to me. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
This book sounds so interesting. I can’t wait to read it! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
What a great name, “Bossypants.” My cat is “Rascal”.
My daughter named her cat after her boyfriend at the time, and when she broke up with him the cat ran away.
I really liked the description of the book. Sounds like a great read.
Wow! This has to be a tough one for Carol!Who do you believe??? Can’t wait to read this latest book in the series. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I want to know what Carol has uncovered that the investigators have not.
Bossypants is the perfect name for a cat.
Thanks for the chance. I am so looking forward to reading this!
Sounds like a winner.
I would love to win a print book from this awesome author!
I can’t believe I’ve never read this series before; and I love the name Bossypants for a cat–it really sums up most cats, and all of them that I’ve had.
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