Lyla Moody sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know her better. Are you ready? Lyla, take it away!

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What is your full name?
My name is Lyla Jane Moody.

How old are you?
I’m in my early thirties.

What is your profession?
I’m a Private Investigator in training.

Do you have a significant other?
I’m seeing someone.

What is their name and profession?
Brad Jones. He works for the (GBI) Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Do you have any children?
No.

Do you have any siblings?
No.

Are your parents nearby?
Yes.

Who is your best friend?
Melanie Smart. I’m so lucky to have her.

Do you have any pets?
No.

What town do you live in?
Sweet Mountain, GA.

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

Type of dwelling and do you own or rent?
I rent a townhouse.

What is your favorite spot in your home?
My living room. It houses my bookshelf and my cozy tuft sofa.

Favorite meal and dessert?
Fajitas with a frozen margarita and chocolate cake.

Do you have any hobbies?
Reading and my book club, the Jane Does.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
Any beach.

What music do you listen to?
I enjoy pop, jazz, and a little country.

Do you have a favorite book?
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

What is your idea of a really fun time?
Spending an evening discussing books with my Jane Doe Book Club.

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
I have no idea. Ask me again in a few years.

Amateur or professional sleuth, and whom do you work with?
I would categorize myself as a professional sleuth in training.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
I start my morning with a cup of coffee and a pastry. I get to the office around nine. Most days are relatively dull. I do a lot of data entry and begin case files for my uncle. I usually have dinner with friends or my family. Gran (my paternal grandmother) makes family dinners interesting.

What does a typical day look like when you are on a case?
When we’re working deep into a case, one that has its hooks in me, my entire life becomes about the case. It’s part of the job. One that Brad and my friends understand and that makes them perfect for me. Jane Doe cases get my blood pumping. The desire to discover a Jane’s identity and bring to justice the person who ripped it from her is all-consuming.

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Reading Between the Crimes, A Jane Doe Book Club Mystery #2
Genre: Cozy
Release: September 2021
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Perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Kate Carlisle, the members of the Jane Doe Book Club are on the case as Kate Young’s peachy-keen Georgia-set mystery series comes back for seconds.

What better time than Halloween to dig into a bracing discussion of a diabolical murder mystery? And what better choice for the Jane Doe Book Club than Agatha Christie’s Crooked House? Lyla Moody and her friends are soon embroiled in debate over whether the heroine’s actions are particularly believable. But not long after the meeting, sleepy Sweet Mountain, Georgia, is rocked by a murder that uncannily echoes the novel in question.

When Lyla and her grandmother arrive at the charity event that Lyla’s mother is hosting, they barely have time to hang up their fall jackets before they stumble upon a body in the library. Leonard Richardson, it seems, was robbed and then hit over the head with a brass candlestick–which throws suspicion on Harper Richardson, his young widow and a friend of the Jane Does.

Lyla and the rest of the Jane Does pool their prodigious intellects to clear Harper’s name. Peculiarly, all of the clues seem to have been lifted directly from the plot of Crooked House. But as Lyla probes the pages of Christie’s classic whodunnit for hints on catching the killer, she uncovers secrets from her mother’s past–secrets that suggest that Lyla’s own house may be crooked as well.

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About the author
Kate Young writes mystery novels. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and Georgia Writers Association. Kate lives in a small town in Georgia with her husband, three kids, and Shih Tzus. When she is not writing her own books, she’s reading, hanging out with her family, or cooking.

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