BOOK # 4 in the JAKE CALDWELL SERIES
Crime Thriller
Publisher: Lakewater Press
Published Date: October 1, 2019
A vengeful drug lord. A vicious biker gang. A beautiful victim of a trafficking ring.
Nearly two years ago, former mafia leg-breaker Jake Caldwell had ruthless drug king Shane Langston staring down the wrong end of a pistol. Instead of pulling the trigger, Jake let the law handle it. Now Langston’s escaped from prison and is hell bent on killing the men who put him there—including their families.
As the body count rises, Jake and his best friend Sheriff “Bear” Parley follow the bloody clues and realize it’s not just Shane they need to stop. Jake will do whatever he can to protect the people he loves.
The fourth instalment of the award-winning Jake Caldwell series will have you biting your nails and praying you never have to make the trip to Asylum Road.
Interview
with James L. Weaver
As a
writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
I would have to go with the chimpanzee. I could sit and
watch them for hours. Plus, I was born in the year of the monkey, so I suppose
that animal choice makes sense.
On initial drafts, probably an hour or two a day on the
days that I write. I don’t have a set schedule. If I feel like writing, I
write. If I don’t or have something else going on, I don’t write. Once I get
into the flow, I still generally stay at the two hour range, but I’ll write on
more days.
Do
you read your book reviews? If yes, do they affect what you write in the
future?
I read every single one of them. I am also a masochist
and check every day to see if I have any new ones. Book reviews are fuel for
the writer’s soul (at least for me). They do not affect what I write, but they
do affect my desire to write.
Do
you leave hidden messages in your books that only a few people will find?
Absolutely! That’s a really fun exercise for me to drop
in references that flow within the story, but only a handful of people will
get. Many of the last names of characters are friends and fans, my little
homage to say thanks. I have two good friends whose names I used as FBI
characters and I found them arguing one night over whose character was cooler.
I thought that was awesome.
There’s a short segment in the new book about
someone getting strangled with a vacuum cord. That came from a small group of
friends at my last book launch party when we were laughing about how some
people can’t seem to put the vacuum away. Someone mentioned getting strangled
with the cord and said, “Put that in your book”. I said “Okay!” It’s an amusing
dialog between my main characters, but there’s only four or five people on the
planet Earth who will truly appreciate it. I think that’s cool.
Can
you tell us a little bit about the characters in Asylum Road?
The main character is Jake Caldwell, a former enforcer
for the mob who worked his way out in search of a better life. He’s a tough guy
with a troubled and violent past, but really does have a good heart.
Unfortunately for Jake, he keeps finding himself in precarious situations that
force him to rely on his past skills. On the plus side, he has Bear Parley, the
wise-cracking and feared sheriff of his hometown on his side. Jake and Bear
have a great relationship and writing the banter between the two of them is one
of my favorite things to do.
Can
you tell us a little bit about your next books or what you have planned for the
future?
I’ve started writing book five of the series called
Husker Road. This one is going to find Jake and Bear in the midst of some bleak
winter trouble in Nebraska. I hope to have it out sometime in 2020. I’ve also
been getting a lot of requests for audiobook versions of the Jake Caldwell
series, so I’m investigating doing that as well.
Do
you allow yourself a certain number of hours to write or do you write as long
as the words come?
Definitely as long as the words come which is typically
in one to two hour spurts. Sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. Some days will
be nothing, some will be a couple of paragraphs and other days could be three
full chapters.
What
inspires you to write?
Having readers come up to me or posting in a review that
they loved the book and can’t wait to read the next one. I also get inspired
reading a really good author. There’s some writers out there that make me feel
like a toddler with one of those giant Crayons writing on construction paper.
But, I find that reading good writing pushes me to write better.
Would you rather
Read fiction
or non-fiction?
Fiction. I will read the occasional non-fiction book, but
I have to REALLY be into the subject matter.
Read
series or stand alone?
A mix we’ll call stand-alone series. I love learning
about characters and growing with them which you get from a series. I also like
being able to pick up any novel in a series in any order without missing a beat
because the author wrote the book to stand alone. That’s how I write my Jake
Caldwell series. Like any Jack Reacher or Lucas Davenport adventure, you can
read book 4 without having read books 1-3 and still have a great time. BUT, you
will be missing out on some of the nuances which is why I, personally, have to
start at book 1.
Read
science fiction or horror?
Horror, I suppose though I don’t venture much past
Stephen King.
Read
the book or watch the movie?
Read the book, then watch the movie and bitch about all
the cool stuff they left out of the movie.
E-book. I simply like the portability of it and being
able to sit in an airport and download whatever book I want in a matter of
seconds.
Be
trapped alone for one month in a library with no computer or in a room with a
computer and wi-fi only?
Definitely a room with a computer and wi-fi. Not a
contest. I’m a news junkie, plus I could download anything the library has on
the computer.
Do a
cross-country book store tour or blog tour on-line?
I’d have to go with the cross-country book store tour,
though I do appreciate the bloggers that take the time to interview me!
About the Author
James L Weaver is the Kansas City author of the Jake Caldwell series, featuring:
· Poor Boy Road (Jake Caldwell Book #1) – IAN Thriller of the Year finalist,
· Ares Road (Jake Caldwell Book #2) – New Apple Official Selection for Thrillers and IAN Thriller of the Year finalist
· Blackbird Road (Jake Caldwell Book #3) – Solo Medalist Winner for the New Apple Book Awards Suspense/Thriller category.
James makes his home in Olathe, Kansas with his wife and two children. His previous publishing credits include a six-part story called “The Nuts” and his 5-star rated debut novel Jack & Diane, which is available on Amazon.com and has been optioned for film.
You can follow him on Twitter @jlweaverbooks or visit his website at jameslweaver.net
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