Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to my Newsletter. 

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I am so glad that you could join me on this grand adventure. The book is soon to be released, and as a newsletter recipient, you will be notified first. Let's start with the basics. What's going on in your story?

My hero is a female detective set in today's Las Vegas, Nevada. The story revolves around Donna Summer Wyznecki, and yes, she is named after the disco queen. All kids in the Wyznecki family are named after disco icons. Dad loves disco. As the first novel starts, Donna has just been promoted from officer to Detective, a serious accomplishment for any woman, especially an undersized one. Donna stands five feet nothing (almost) and tips the scales at about 96 pounds. She's a tiny woman.

To make up for her small stature, she has an abundance of confidence and enough poise to speak her mind. Donna doesn't take crap from anyone, and she hates bullies. On a personal level, Donna has a metabolism issue which requires her to eat constantly. She has the appetite of a high school boys' basketball team, but never gains weight. (Don't hate her too much).

While solving all the crimes that her male counterparts cannot, Donna works with an all female team, designated as the Disco Divas. (I'll tell you about how the name originated a little later). Of course, Donna also works with some male LVPD officers, and since the stories are set in Las Vegas, there is an eclectic set of supporting characters that could only exist in Vegas, including a seven-foot tall former pro basketball player, a part-time psychic, a Shirley Temple look alike, and Raincoat Ronnie, Donna's homeless informant. They make for quite a group.

And since the story occurs in modern Las Vegas, there are celebrities, dignitaries, royalty, trendy bars and obscenely expensive restaurants, outlandish stores, so many tourists. Far too many. But that's what makes it fun.

The uniqueness of Las Vegas adds to the complexity of Donna's cases. But Donna is ready. Ready to solve crimes, ready to break hearts, ready to protect those she loves, and ready to attack any tray of donuts or platter of tacos. Donna does what she wants, says what she wants, and eats what she wants. I hope you will join me in living vicariously through her.

Let us raise our donuts in the air and proclaim, All for one and one donut for everybody, or whatever that Three Musketeers thing was. Great. Now I'm hungry for a candy bar. If you enjoy a good cozy mystery with some laugh out loud humor, you will love the Disco Divas series. This is going to be fun. I promise.

 

Marty Ludlum