WRAL reporter debuts new crime novel
IF YOU HAD TO SIGN UP.
I'M JOHN MATARESE, WRAL NEWS.
>>> AMANDA LAMB RECENTLY WROTE
A SECOND MURDER MYSTERY BOOK, A
COMPANION TO HER FIRST BOOK
THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR.
THE NEW NOVEL "LIES THAT FIND
"IS A STAND-ALONE WORK OF
FIXTURE, BUT THE JOURNEYS OF
THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR BACK
STORIES CONTINUE TO UNFOLD FROM
THAT FIRST NOVEL.
AND HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT
THE NEW BOOK IS AMANDA LAMB.
AMANDA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
I'LL REALLY EXCITED TO PROMOTE
MY NEXT BOOK.
THIS IS MY SECOND BOOK OF
FICTION, ACTUALLY MY 11th BOOK,
BUT I JUST STARTED FICTION LAST
YEAR.
SO LAST YEAR, I PRESUMESSED A
BOOK -- PUBLISHED A BOOK CALLED
"DEAD LAST."
THIS IS THE COMPANION TO THAT.
SAME CHARACTERS, BACK STORIES
CONTINUE.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A STAND-ALONE
STORY.
IT'S ABOUT A TELEVISION
REPORTER, SO A LITTLE BIT OF
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES.
BUT I TAKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAVE A GRAIN OF TRUTH, AND THEN
I USE MY IMAGINATION, AND KIND
OF SPIN THESE STORIES.
. I'M ABLE TO TELL THE STORY
THAT HOPEFULLY IS COMPELLING,EN
GAUGING, INTERESTING, BUT ALSO
FUN.
I WANT YOU TO READ THIS ON THE
AIRPLANE, READ THIS ON THE
BEACH.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF HUMOR IN
IT.
THE MAIN CHARACTER BEN IS A
TELEVISION REPORTER.
SHE'S A WIDOW.
SHE'S STEPPED BACK FROM CRIME
REPORTING TO HAVE A GENTLER
LIFE, AND SHE'S ON AN ANIMAL
BEAT.
SO SHE COVERS ANIMAL STORIES,
BUT THEN KEEPS GETTING PULLED
BACK INTO THESE CRIMES.
SO "LIES DEFINED," SHE GETS IS
THE TO A CRIME STORY.
THEY THINK IT'S ONE THING.
IT TURNS OUT TO BE SOMETHING
ELSE.
THERE'S SOME DANGER INVOLVED.
THEY ARE ACTUAL PEOPLE, AND
AGAIN, REALLY INTERESTING BACK
STORY THAT KIND OF WEAVES
THROUGH THE BOOKS.
I JUST FINISHED WRITING THE
THIRD ONE.
THAT WILL BE OUT IN MAY OF
2022.
>> WE CAN EXPECT A THIRD ONE.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
TELL US WHAT YOU LOVE MOST
ABOUT WRITING THESE TIMES OF
MURDER MYSTERY BOOKS.
>> I DID TRUE CRIME FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
I DID WRITE THREE BOOKS ON ON
CASES I COVERED FOR WRAL.
IT WAS FACTUAL.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED WRITING.
I DID IT SINCE I WAS A LITTLE
GIRL.
I FINALLY GOT THE COURAGE LAST
YEAR TO SAY, "HEY, THIS IS JUST
FUN.
I ENJOY IT.
I LIKE CREATING THESE
CHARACTERS, CREATING THESE
STORIES, AND AGAIN TAKING A
GRAIN OF TRUTH AND SPEND
SPINNING IT INTO SOMETHING THAT
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE
EXCITING AND ENGAGING FOR THE
READ.
I REALLY ENJOY IT.
WHEREVER IT TAKES ME IT TAKES
ME.
BUT I LIKE TO BE DOING IT.
>> DEFINITELY.
TALK ABOUT HOW REWARDING IT
MUST FEEL WHEN YOU SEE THE BOOK
ON THE SHELF.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S LIKE A BABY.
IT REALLY IS.
I HAVE TWO REAL BABIES, TWO
GROWN DAUGHTERS NOW, BUT EVER
TIME YOU OPEN THE BOX, RIGHT,
AND YOU LOOK AT THE BOOK AND
GO, "WOW, I DID THIS."
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I DID IT, BUT
SOMETIME EARLY MORNINGS, WEEKS,
NIGHTS, FLYING IN AIR MASS,
RIDING IN CARS, I WROTE.
SO YEAH, IT'S VERY REWARDING TO
TELL A STORY.
AND AGAIN TO KIND OF HAVE THE
SERIES THAT I'M BUILDING, AND I
DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHERE THE
CHARACTERS ARE GOING, BUT THE
MAIN CHARACTER HAS A REALLY
COMPELLING BACK STORY.
THAT'S GOING TO TANDEM TO THE
MURDER MYSTERY SHE'S
INVESTIGATING.
HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL LIKE THE
CHARACTERS, AND THEY WILL WANT
TO CONTINUE TO READ ABOUT THEM.
>> YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY WATCHING
WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY CAN
FIND THIS BOOK.
>> AMAZON.
AMAZON IS THE BEST PLACE TO
FIND IT.
OH, MICHELLE, I DO HAVE A LIVE
EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT IN CAREY.
THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.
MY DEAR FRIEND, CHERYL OGLE
OWNS IT.
I'LL THIS OUTSIDE ON THE LAWN
URN A TENT.
JUST THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
BOOK.
THAT'S FROM 7 TO 8. IF YOU HAVE
A BOOK YOU WANT ME TO SIGN,
DROP BY.
I WILL HAVE A FEW TO PURCHASE.
>> AMANDA LAMB LIVE.