Jolie Mason is coming out with her first thriller, Thursday's Child, on October 5th. She's known for sci-fi romance, where she adroitly balances technical detail with matters of the heart. I have no doubt she will bring the same skill and sensibility to a mystery thriller. Today, Mason is sharing with us an interview with her protagonist, Detective Thursday. Enjoy!
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Is there trouble? Must be Thursday.
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Is there trouble? Must be Thursday.
Teen City is one of the foremost, teen demographic e-mags in the Met, and we like to sit down with powerful female role models to empower our readership. Today, we sit down with none other than, the hero cop, Detective Hayden Thursday.
Thursday: I prefer just Metropolitan Police Detective.
Leslie: Yeah, but where’s the fun in that? So, detective… Who’s the guy?
Thursday: Excuse me?
Leslie: There’s gotta be a guy, right? Who is he?
Thursday: Um…. No guy. I don’t get out much. The job takes a lot of dedication, hard work.
In the interest of full disclosure, fans and readers, this interview took place in the detective’s workplace, the 15th precinct Homicide Department, and it was a good time. Detective Thursday works with a lot of guys because, despite today’s forward thinking policies on feminism, women are still underrepresented in law enforcement.
However, these guys are so supportive of Detective Thursday. They stayed around to give her moral support and laughed at all her jokes. It was heartwarming to see. I teared up a little.
Leslie: So, if there’s no guy, how do you… you know...relax?
The Detective is so shy, guys.
Thursday: (while looking at the supportive coworkers standing around) Mostly, I shoot things.
Leslie: Judging from the way these fellas are hovering around our interview, Detective, are you sure there’s no office romance? You seem to have all their attention.
Thursday: Yes, yes I do. And, it will be remembered, oh, you can bet, I will not forget each and every one of their supportive faces. These guys are my family, and we’re all professionals here. No dating.
At this point, some kind of silent emergency alert drew all the guys back to work. It must be inspiring for the Detective to work in such a great office environment.
We are interrupted again, by her partner, Detective Randall Ace, though everyone just calls him
Ace at the 15th.
He’s old enough to be Thursday’s grandfather but in a distinguished, hard-boiled sort of way. He runs up to the Detective apologizing.
Thursday: You said you’d be here!
Ace: I’m sorry! The captain held me up.
Thursday: (mutters) She did that on purpose.
Ace: Ms…?
Leslie: Leslie Cage. Teen City Magazine.
Ace: Ms. Cage. I am so sorry I have to cut this short. Detective Thursday has a homicide to attend. She’s instrumental. We absolutely cannot do it without her.
Thursday: Why, thank you, Ace. Thanks again for the great talk, Leslie. Good luck with the story.
As they hurry off, I have to say, this reporter enjoyed seeing a woman in law enforcement at work very much. Women are so empowered in this environment, supported and praised. It was an amazing thing to see.
So, remember, Girls, law enforcement has changed. Until next time, empower yourself!
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Let me leave you with the blurb for Thursday's Child:
Detective Thursday just caught another homicide in the borough, her first serial killer case. So much for the holiday spirit. These horrific murders should be bad enough, but as she works the case, solves the puzzle and finds a witness to protect, Hayden discovers a much bigger intrigue at play, one that will change her life irrevocably.
In this debut thriller by Jolie Mason, she begins the tale of Detective Hayden Thursday, a young detective in the mega-city known as the Metropolitan City Authority at the dawn of the new century. She made homicide detective through hard work and determination, and she hates a good mystery. That's why she works so hard to answer the tough questions.
She and her partner, Randall Ace, are working against the clock to track down a serial killer in the Met, and it takes them into the underbelly of corporate research and development, leading them to illegal research, cybernetics and beyond. Hayden finds herself a little distracted by Dr. Gray Kerry, her witness and the biggest question mark in her life.
This series is best enjoyed in order and falls into the category of romantic fiction, but is not a true romance. If you love a good thriller, you might love Thursday.
Thursday: I prefer just Metropolitan Police Detective.
Leslie: Yeah, but where’s the fun in that? So, detective… Who’s the guy?
Thursday: Excuse me?
Leslie: There’s gotta be a guy, right? Who is he?
Thursday: Um…. No guy. I don’t get out much. The job takes a lot of dedication, hard work.
In the interest of full disclosure, fans and readers, this interview took place in the detective’s workplace, the 15th precinct Homicide Department, and it was a good time. Detective Thursday works with a lot of guys because, despite today’s forward thinking policies on feminism, women are still underrepresented in law enforcement.
However, these guys are so supportive of Detective Thursday. They stayed around to give her moral support and laughed at all her jokes. It was heartwarming to see. I teared up a little.
Leslie: So, if there’s no guy, how do you… you know...relax?
The Detective is so shy, guys.
Thursday: (while looking at the supportive coworkers standing around) Mostly, I shoot things.
Leslie: Judging from the way these fellas are hovering around our interview, Detective, are you sure there’s no office romance? You seem to have all their attention.
Thursday: Yes, yes I do. And, it will be remembered, oh, you can bet, I will not forget each and every one of their supportive faces. These guys are my family, and we’re all professionals here. No dating.
At this point, some kind of silent emergency alert drew all the guys back to work. It must be inspiring for the Detective to work in such a great office environment.
We are interrupted again, by her partner, Detective Randall Ace, though everyone just calls him
Ace at the 15th.
He’s old enough to be Thursday’s grandfather but in a distinguished, hard-boiled sort of way. He runs up to the Detective apologizing.
Thursday: You said you’d be here!
Ace: I’m sorry! The captain held me up.
Thursday: (mutters) She did that on purpose.
Ace: Ms…?
Leslie: Leslie Cage. Teen City Magazine.
Ace: Ms. Cage. I am so sorry I have to cut this short. Detective Thursday has a homicide to attend. She’s instrumental. We absolutely cannot do it without her.
Thursday: Why, thank you, Ace. Thanks again for the great talk, Leslie. Good luck with the story.
As they hurry off, I have to say, this reporter enjoyed seeing a woman in law enforcement at work very much. Women are so empowered in this environment, supported and praised. It was an amazing thing to see.
So, remember, Girls, law enforcement has changed. Until next time, empower yourself!
***
Let me leave you with the blurb for Thursday's Child:
Detective Thursday just caught another homicide in the borough, her first serial killer case. So much for the holiday spirit. These horrific murders should be bad enough, but as she works the case, solves the puzzle and finds a witness to protect, Hayden discovers a much bigger intrigue at play, one that will change her life irrevocably.
In this debut thriller by Jolie Mason, she begins the tale of Detective Hayden Thursday, a young detective in the mega-city known as the Metropolitan City Authority at the dawn of the new century. She made homicide detective through hard work and determination, and she hates a good mystery. That's why she works so hard to answer the tough questions.
She and her partner, Randall Ace, are working against the clock to track down a serial killer in the Met, and it takes them into the underbelly of corporate research and development, leading them to illegal research, cybernetics and beyond. Hayden finds herself a little distracted by Dr. Gray Kerry, her witness and the biggest question mark in her life.
This series is best enjoyed in order and falls into the category of romantic fiction, but is not a true romance. If you love a good thriller, you might love Thursday.
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