KAT HENRY DORAN (Cont.)
INTERVIEW
MFRW: What kind of research do you do for a book?
KAD: Depends on the characters’ occupations/hobbies.
For example: with It Had to be You, I did a lot of
research on horticulture common to the Maine
coast and amateur hockey which is now my second-
favorite indoor sport. Try Just Once More called for
extensive research into police mounted patrol units.
And, for grins and giggles, I spent a day making
rounds with an equine vet.
MFRW: Who are some of your other favorite authors to
read? Favorite books? Favorite series? Who, if any-
one, has influenced your writing?
KAD: John Sandford’s police procedurals featuring Lucas
Davenport [the Prey series] and Virgil Flowers. His
characters are well rounded and brutally sarcastic.
The late John R. Maxim wrote a series of political
thrillers set during the cold war. Paul Bannerman led
a group of contract killers trying to go straight but
the government refuses to leave them alone in their
privacy. This is a group of flawed human beings
with compelling goals and motivation.
Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series. Again, a
flawed, brilliantly sarcastic hero.
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MFRW: What song would best
describe your life?
KAD: “You Should be
Dancing” by the Bee-
Gees
MFRW: If you came with a
warning label, what
would it say?
KAD: Do not mess with the
grandchildren.
MFRW: If money were no
object, where would
you live?
KAD: The 1,000 Islands Region of Northern New York
State