Today, we welcome author Elizabeth Goddard to our blog. We’ll be talking about her latest release Shadows at Dusk. First, give our readers a quick overview of your book.
Bush pilot Carrie James assists Detective Trevor West on his search to find his missing sister in Alaska. As they follow the clues, traveling to multiple islands, the stakes have never been higher when someone tries to stop them from finding the truth.
What type of research was required for Shadows at Dusk?
This novel required a ridiculous amount of research—in fact, probably the most research I’ve had to do for any of my novels. I had to know everything about flying a bush plane in Alaska. I had to learn details about the various islands, conflict minerals, geology, and EPA Superfund sites. I find it all so fascinating!
Both of your protagonists, Trevor West and Carrie James, have skills that the other one needs. Can you explain their roles and how they can help each other?
Detective West is a former Deputy US Marshal who used to track fugitives, and Carrie is determined to find the person responsible for her friend’s death and needs his tracking skills. Carrie has been a bush pilot in Southeast Alaska for ten years, and she recognizes the locations in the pictures that Trevor’s sister left behind. They make a great team!
Shadows at Dusk is set in Alaska. Why did you choose this setting for your series?
I can’t believe that’s even a question! Ha. Most of my novels are set in stunning locations, and I figured it was time I write another series in Alaska. The landscape provides all the elements I need to ramp up the tension.
What do you hope readers will gain from reading Shadows at Dusk?
I hope they’ll come away breathless after the ride of their life. Entertainment aside, I want to give them a fresh sense of awe at God’s creation as they learn more about Alaska and to make them feel like they’ve just come back from an adventurous trip.
Shadows at Dusk is the second in the Missing in Alaska series. Will we be seeing any recurring characters from Cold Light of Day, the first book in your series?
Carrie and Trevor head away from Shadow Gap in their search, but they interact with Shadow Gap characters throughout the novel.
What is the connecting element between the books in the Missing in Alaska series?
Shadow Gap, Alaska, and the characters who live there connect all the stories.
What do readers have to look forward to in the final volume of the Missing in Alaska series?
Another wild ride and a winter story!
What do you love most about writing romantic suspense novels?
I love the action and adventure I can add to the suspense elements to keep pushing the story forward, and, as a result, I often hear my books are unputdownable.
How can readers connect with you?
At my website, ElizabethGoddard.com, readers can subscribe to my newsletter to get the latest news. The icons for my various social media sites can also be found on my website.
Where can readers purchase a copy of Shadows at Dusk?
Everywhere books are sold, but especially Baker Book House.
Thank you so much for joining us today, Elizabeth! Readers, here’s a quick look at Shadows at Dusk…..
Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can’t help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.
But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition–that he help her track down her friend’s killer.
As the two close in on the answers they crave, they’ll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They’ll have to learn to trust one another–and face the dark secrets of the past–if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.
