Author’s Choice with G.P. Gottlieb

Please welcome G.P. to Author’s Choice.

Dear readers, here’s where you get to play along. The author will tell us two truths and one lie (ed comment –I randomized the order). At the end of the questions, we’ll reveal what really happened. Remember, we write crime fiction, so lying is in our nature . . .

Two Truths, One Lie

Truth or Lie? Police once showed up at my door to tell me there was a shooter on the roof.

Truth or Lie? I once witnessed two men robbing a neighbor’s apartment.

Truth or Lie? I once sang at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Eight Quick Questions

Now for some fun insight into today’s author. Here are eight forced choice questions.

1.          First draft: longhand, keyboard, or dictation? KEYBORD

2.          Plotter, pantser, or plantser (that chaotic middle ground)? PLANTSER

3.          Character names: meticulously researched, stolen from real life, or whatever sounds right? WHATEVER SOUNDS RIGHT.

4.          Writer's block: push through, step away, or "it's not real"?  IT’S NOT REAL FOR ME

5.          Social media for authors: necessary evil, genuine fun, or absolutely not? GENUINE FUN

6.          Happy ending, bittersweet, or gut-punch finale? HAPPY ENDING

7.          Deadline approaching: calm and prepared, thriving on adrenaline, or full panic mode? ADRENALINE

8.          Book launch day: celebrate big, feel quiet relief, or hide under the covers? FEEL QUIET RELIEF AND EAT PIE

About the Book

Enough about you, let’s turn to three questions about your book.

Q: If your main character in this novel showed up at your door right now, what would be the first thing they'd say to you (and would it be a complaint)?

A. “What are you doing in North Carolina?” (Answer: Visiting family and traveling.)

Q: What's one thing you hope readers take away from this book?

A. Humans are complicated.

Q: What question did you want me to ask, and what is your answer? 

A. Your series is set in a café - do you have any professional experience in restaurant kitchens? No, but I worked as a waitress in high school and college!

The Big Reveal

Now let’s see how good a sleuth (or guesser) our readers are. Please reveal all.

The lie is that I was the one who was robbed by two men who took all my jewelry and cash in the middle of the day. A neighbor saw them but didn’t report it.

In college, I once sang with the Singing Hoosiers in a world premiere of a Cuban composer’s choral piece. It was nearly derailed by a huge anti-Cuban demonstration outside the theater. And the police discovered that the shooter on our roof was my 11-year-old brother, who’d scampered up with a BB gun and was shooting at squirrels.

Here’s a blurb for and some links where you can find G.P.'s latest:

Book Blurb for Charred

Murder is on the menu—served warm with muffins and lattes.

At the Whipped and Sipped Café, Alene Baron knows how to handle a kitchen fire—but this blaze may burn far beyond her control.

When a suspicious fire draws Alene, her loyal friend Kacey, and Kacey’s boyfriend Kofi to a charred property in search of salvaged wood, they expect nothing more than a little trespassing and a lot of soot. Instead, whispers of arson swirl through their tight-knit community—and before long, a body turns up amid the ashes.

Kofi fears the police will come knocking. Kacey fears someone saw them. And Alene is caught in the middle, torn between protecting the people she loves and telling the truth to her partner, homicide detective Frank. Shaw Because in this town, secrets don’t stay buried. They smolder.

As suspicion spreads and tensions rise, Alene must sift through half-truths, family loyalties, and long-simmering grudges to uncover what really happened the night of the fire. With her café bustling, her children and father offering heartfelt (if sometimes chaotic) support, and a community on edge, she’ll need every ounce of patience—and every recipe in her arsenal—to keep things from going up in flames.

Rich with mouthwatering dishes, sharp dialogue, and emotional depth, Charred serves up a mystery that’s both frightful and fun—complete with a twist that will leave readers deliciously stunned.

[Anamcara Press]       [Amazon]       [Barnes & Noble]

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