https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H19THPK/
Elude looks like an exciting story. Can you tell us a little about Vicente Vargas?
He’s a good kid, just made a bad judgement/decision in his
early youth. Now as a young ex-con he wants to really make a go on finding
himself, finding purpose and make something of himself. He has left the
gang-life and works for a food delivery company to support himself and his
sister, Caterina.
Any plans to turn it into a series?
Elude #1 is the first in a three-part series. All three
novellas are on sale on Amazon & Kindle as well, you can hear all three on
Audible, performed by the extremely talented S.W.Salzman.
How long did it take you to write Elude?
The novellas all together were published in about a year and
a half.
What inspired you when writing Elude?
I was inspired by the great Stephen King novel Mr. Mercedes
which was inspired itself by true events. I loved how he combined the horror
genre with the grim detective story genre.
What will readers get out of your book?
It’s an original tale with a unique hero as well. The
suspenseful tale gives you a lot of twists and turns and has a breath-taking
finale.
How did you come up with the story and ideas in Elude?
I wanted to do a story that had horror elements as well as
an exciting modern-day “Fugitive” story. I also used many sites around the city
of Phoenix to give it a real sense of authenticity.
Did anything stick out as particularly challenging when
writing Elude?
Sometimes I worried that I wouldn’t be able to capture the
scene the way I wanted or that it was too big for me, and it would not satisfy
myself or my readers. But to date it is one of my favorite works and I’m truly
pleased with it.
What do you like to do when not writing?
I am an avid video gamer and movie buff. I had a stroke a year ago so my exercise and athletic capabilities have been a bit limited, but I hope to one day play racquetball once again.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
As I stated above all
my work can be found on Amazon, Kindle and Audible. Newer content is routinely
released for free on my writer website at www.authorderekbarton.blog.