I'm not the only author who has released a new book in a series! Fellow author Marilyn Meredith (aka F. M. Meredith) is about to release the latest book in her Rocky Bluff P.D. series, "Bones in the Attic". This is the 15th Rocky Bluff P. D. book and today, she's telling us about the families in her series.
THE
FAMILIES IN THE ROCKY BLUFF P.D. SERIES
What happens to the
families in this series has always been as important to me as the
mystery.
When I wrote the
first book, Final Respects, I had no idea that it would
become a series. That book was inspired by a domestic abuse call
where the responding office was killed. Of course, in the story why
it happened was nothing like the real event.
Officer Doug
Milligan’s marriage falls apart in that first book, but through
subsequent books he once again finds love. He also becomes a
detective. He remarries, and many changes happen in his life and
family.
Officer Abel
Navarro, who becomes a Sergeant as the books progress, is married to
a nurse, Maria, and they have a small child. His brothers and parents
are significant in his life.
In an early book,
Officer Felix Zachary has a problem on the job that affects his
marriage, and he has other hurdles to cross. Life improves with the
arrival of a child.
One of the most
popular characters in the series, Officer Gordon Butler, is
confronted by one problem after another, including major difficulties
in his love life.
The character who
changes the most during this series is Ryan Strickland. Much of the
credit comes from his wife and his new family.
Through the series
the characters have suffered loss, faced major disasters, been
confronted by all kinds of crimes and criminals. What has happened in
the families has an effect on what happens on the job, and vice
versa.
It has always been
important to me to show that these police officers in the series have
much the same kind of family life as all the rest of us. Using this
theme came about mainly because of having so many relatives and
friends in law enforcement.
Marilyn aka F. M.
Meredith
Blurb: The discovery
of a skeleton, a welfare check on a senior citizen, and a wildfire
challenge the Rocky Bluff P.D.
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link: https://tinyurl.com/yxpd8mxy
Bio: Marilyn
Meredith, who writes the RBPD mystery series as F.M. Meredith, is the
author of over 40 published books. She once lived in a small beach
town much like Rocky Bluff, and has many relatives and friends in law
enforcement.
Webpage:
http://fictionforyou.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/marilynmeredith/
And she’s a
regular on these blogs:
2nd and
4th Tuesday: https://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/
4th
Monday of the month: https://ladiesofmystery.com/
