Guilty...Until Proven Innocent by Conrad Jones #BlogBlitz #CharacterInterview
Conrad Jones Joins me today to take part in my Getting to Know the Character Interview on Guilty Until Proven Innocent Blog Blitz
The Book
Following a storm, a body is washed up on a beach, intricately wrapped in wire mesh. DS Marcus Braddick is struck by the similarities to a triple murder case from 7 years before - A case that eluded his predecessor, Alec Ramsay.
Across the city, a teacher is accused online by a Predator hunting group. As his life unravels, a killer stalks the hunters.
Braddick and Ramsay have to work out how the two worlds are entwined and discover who are the innocent and who are the guilty before it’s too late…
Can you describe your character?
Braddick is an obsessive detective. He shunned the chance to have a wife and family because
his work was first on the list. His team respect him as do his senior officers.
What is their job role and where do they work?
He is a Detective Superintendent in the Major Investigation Team on Merseyside.
Where did the original idea of them come about?
It is a follow-on series from the Detective Alec Ramsay Series.
What makes them original?
He’s a different personality to others. Every character is original to the author.
What makes them tick?
He is relentless in putting the pieces of a case together. Solving crime is his passion.
What is their biggest fear?
Fire. He lost his partner in an arson attack, as did Alec Ramsay. It’s one of the things that they
have in common.
If you and your character met in real life, do you think you’d get on?
Yes. We are both Liverpool FC fans.
Who would you like to see play them if your books were made into a film or TV show?
It would have to be Idris Elba.
How many books do you have in the series so far?
There are 9 in the Ramsay series which is linked to 3 Braddick books with a 4th in progress.
What’s in store for them next?
The next book is called, ‘WHO ATE THERESA MAY’…….it is a serial killer thriller a dark thread
of the occult running through it.
Conrad Jones is a 50-year-old Author, originally from a sleepy green-belt called Tarbock Green, which is situated on the outskirts of Liverpool. He spent a number of years living in Holyhead, Anglesey, which he classes as his home. He worked in management at McDonalds Restaurants Ltd from 1989-2002, working his way up to Business Consultant (area manager) working in the corporate and franchised departments.
On March 20th 1993 he was managing the Restaurant in Warrington`s Bridge St when two Irish Republican Army bombs exploded directly outside the store, resulting in the death of two young boys and many casualties. Along with hundreds of other people there that day he was deeply affected by the attack, which led to a long-term interest in the motivation and mind set of criminal gangs. He began to read anything crime related that he could get his hands on and links this experience with the desire to write books on the subject.
He signed a three book deal with London based publishers, Thames River Press. The Alec Ramsey series is now 7 books long with an average of 4.8 stars from over 2000 reviews. Conrad has also written The Soft Target series, which has received critical acclaim.
Links:
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