Charlie Cooke sits down for a Q&A with dru’s book musings responding to twenty or more questions so that we can learn more about her. So, let’s get to know Charlie.

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What is your full name?
Charlotte Agnes Cooke

How old are you?
going on 35, admitting to 30

What is your profession?
owner of the Bear Claw Diner in Alaska

Do you have a significant other?
not at the moment; flirting with local reporter

What is their name and profession?
reporter Chris Doucette

Do you have any children?
No

Do you have any siblings?
No

Are your parents nearby?
Yes

Who is your best friend?
Annie Jensen, owner of Annie’s Inn

Do you have any pets?
OH YES, an orange tabby, Eggs Benedict, aka Benny

What town do you live in?
fictional Elkview, Alaska

Do you live in a small town or a big city?
small town

Type of dwelling and do you own or rent?
own single-story home

What is your favorite spot in your home?
rocker in family room

Favorite meal and dessert?
everything, a fitting a diner owner, but especially Alaskan salmon and cherry cheesecake mousse (recipe included in Mousse and Murder!)

Do you have any hobbies?
an amateur sleuth, helping Alaska State Troopers

What is your favorite vacation spot?
wandering through Denali National Park

What music do you listen to?
traditional country: Willie Nelson and friends

Do you have a favorite book?
“Artists and Their Cats” or whatever my mystery-loving mom gives me

What is your idea of a really fun time?
flightseeing by small plane, over mountains, glaciers, and wildlands

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
*** Benny and Me ***

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
amateur, informally deputized by Alaska State Trooper Cody Graham

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
Some days are filled with cooking, trying new recipes, interacting with my wonderful diner staff; other days are spent searching for a killer among us. I join my team—Trooper Graham, BFF Annie Jensen, and reporter Chris Doucette—going out on “assignments” to interview suspects or track down clues, then coming together to discuss findings, progress. Sometimes I go off script and investigate on my own, which is not very popular with Trooper or the rest of my team since it often puts me in danger, or so they think. But so far, I’m alive and sleuthing!

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Fishing for Trouble is the second book in the “Alaskan Diner” cozy mystery series, released November 24, 2020.

Something fishy is going on at a local seafood processing plant, and Charlie Cooke is on the hook to solve the case in this new Alaskan Diner Mystery.

Summer has come to Elkview, Alaska, bringing twenty hours of sunlight every day, not to mention a surge of tourists and seasonal workers. Chef Charlie Cooke is eager for a busy yet relaxing season, but when a young man working a summer job at the local fish processing plant dies moments after walking into the Bear Claw Diner, she’s quickly swept into the investigation.

Soon, through her best friend Annie Jensen, Charlie learns that another student worker at J and M Processing has disappeared, leaving more questions and fewer answers. The near-endless sunlight gives plenty of time to search for clues, but Charlie will have to work with Annie and local reporter Chris Doucette to net the killer before anyone else gets hurt.

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About the author
Camille Minichino is turning every aspect of her life into a mystery series. Her protagonists in five series are a retired physicist, a miniaturist, a math professor, a postal worker, and a diner waitress, all in her young life.

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