I'm happy to welcome Lesley Cookman back to the blog today. Lesley pens the Libby Sarjeant Murder Mystery series. Murder Dancing is the sixteenth book in the series and was released last month.
Kathy: An all-male dance company arrives in Steeple Martin in Murder Dancing. Do you enjoy ballet? Do you follow any dance troupes?
LC: I love ballet. I follow Northern Ballet and Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company, which was the inspiration behind this story, with its wonderful rendition of an all male Swan Lake.
Kathy: The troupe performs a ballet about the infamous Pendle Witch Trials. Were you familiar with this history before writing this story?
LC: Very familiar! I've mentioned the trials in previous books, it's a subject that interests me - not just in the UK, but in the US and Europe, too.
Kathy: The question of occult forces at work arises in Murder Dancing. What are your thoughts on the subject?
LC: I'm afraid I don't believe in them - even though I've used this theme in several books.
Kathy: Was there a specific inspiration for this story?
LC: As I've said, I love the all male Swan Lake, and decided I wanted to write about a similar troupe. The Pendle story seemed appropriate.
Kathy: Are you able to share any future plans for Libby Sarjeant?
LC: The seventeenth in the series, Murder On The Run, will be out later this year, probably in late August/early September.
Kathy: Will you share any other upcoming books?
LC: The second in The Alexandrians, an Edwardian mystery series, will be out before Christmas.
LC: The seventeenth in the series, Murder On The Run, will be out later this year, probably in late August/early September.
Kathy: Will you share any other upcoming books?
LC: The second in The Alexandrians, an Edwardian mystery series, will be out before Christmas.
For a chance to win an e-copy of Murder Dancing simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us your favorite type of dancing to watch and/or your thoughts on the famous witch trials along with your e-mail address. Leave your comment no later than 11:59pm EDT Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
My granddaughter is in ballet and I enjoy watching a lot.
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I love watching ballroom dancing. The lines the couples display are fascinating when combined with the rhythm of the music. robeader53@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI like Line dancing, although I can't really do it.
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I don't really watch dancing, unless you count exercise videos. Sometimes the moves look easy until you try to do them and then it's hard to keep up. I like Zumba infomercials, too.
ReplyDeleteI love dancing the Texas Two Step, Swing, and ballroom dancing.
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I enjoy watching ballroom dancing. Some of it is so elegant and others like the quickstep look like a lot of fun.
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I like to watch anyone dance..in real life, not on tv..
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ReplyDeleteI love to watch ballet. So beautiful.
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I used to do the Western line dancing but it has been many years and I'm not sure I could still do them and I loved the Texas two step!
ReplyDeleteI love to watch all types of dancing. An all male dancing troupe sounds interesting and worth reading. RUTH NIXON
ReplyDeleteI LIKE BALLROOM DANCING AND I LIKE TO READ ABOUT THE WITCH TRIALS. SHELLEY S. calicolady60@hotmail.com
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