Donald Youngblood sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know him better.

What is your full name?
Donald Alexander Youngblood

How old are you?
Pushing 50

What is your profession?
Private Detective/FBI Special Consultant

Do you have a significant other?
Yes. Married.

If so, what is her name and profession?
Mary Youngblood, police detective. Met her on my first case.

Do you have any children?
Lacy Youngblood, adopted while in the eighth grade. Now in college.

Do you have any siblings?
No

Are your parents nearby?
Deceased

Who is your best friend(s)?
Big Bob Wilson (since we were small) and Billy Two Feathers (from college)

Do you have any pets?
Two Standard poodles, Jake the Elder and Junior the Younger

What town do you live in?
Mountain Center, Tennessee

Do you live in a small town or a big city?
Small (ish) town

What type of dwelling do you own or rent?
Own a house and two condos

What is your favorite spot in your home?
The lower deck overlooking the lake

What is your favorite meal?
Breakfast – A feta cheese omelet, rye toast and home fries at the Mountain Center Diner

Favorite dessert – Harvey Wallbanger cake

Do you have any hobbies?
Snow skiing

What is your favorite vacation spot?
Singer Island, Florida

What is your idea of a really fun time?
Skiing with Mary and Lacy

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
Seeking Justice

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
Pro. My partner is Billy Two Feathers, a very large Cherokee Indian.

What is a typical day in your life like in general and when you are on a case?
Most of the time I am looking for someone, so, I’m traveling, questioning people and following leads. Occasionally, I have to shoot a bad guy. I’ve shot five or six, maybe seven. I have no regrets. I was either saving myself or someone else.

Three Doorways Dark, A Donald Youngblood Mystery #8
Genre: Private Investigator
Release: January 2022
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In Three Doorways Dark, Donnelly combines elements of classic, old-style sleuthing with modern investigation tactics to solve the mystery of a Tennessee Congressman being blackmailed during his run for the U.S. Senate. Interspersed with his blackmail investigation is an attempt by Mountain Center Country Club golf pro Tony Price to fulfill a lifelong dream of qualifying for the PGA National golf tournament with Lacy Youngblood as his caddie. Add to the mix a world class sniper seeking revenge for his departed brother and you have a book where the action never stops.

After his adventure in Afghanistan, East Tennessee private investigator and FBI consultant, Donald Youngblood just wanted to relax and heal. Boredom is fast setting in when Mountain Center Country Club golf pro, Tony Price, asks Don to sponsor him in his attempt to qualify for the PGA National tournament; an arduous two tournament process played months apart. Tony also wants Youngblood’s adopted daughter, Lacy, to caddy for him. Youngblood agrees, as does Lacy, and so begins a journey that could end up at one of golf’s four major championships.

As fate would have it, Youngblood soon gets involved with a local congressman running for the U.S. Senate who has received a blackmail threat about a sex video that was made when he was in college. While Youngblood finds out if the threat is real or a bluff, a wealthy mother wants Youngblood to locate her daughter, who may, also, be involved in the blackmail plot. In the meantime, halfway around the world, a professional sniper practices for a revenge kill.

Who is his target? How does Donald Youngblood fit in? With the aid of old friends and a talent for finding trouble at every turn, Youngblood must solve more than one mystery, and either one of them might get him killed.

Meet the author
Keith Donnelly grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee where he attended Science Hill High School and East Tennessee State University, graduating with a degree in Economics. During his school years, his parents owned part interest in a theatre corporation that included two movie theaters in downtown Johnson City. Donnelly’s interest in writing detective fiction stemmed from early film noir private eye movies. Donnelly began writing in 1999 and his first book, Three Deuces Down was published in 2008. Donnelly retired in 2009 to write full time. Keith enjoys biking and pickleball, but his passion is downhill skiing. He is currently playing his 12-string guitar in a contemporary Christian band. Keith and wife, Tessa, live in Kingsport, TN.

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