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Q&A with Author Carolyn Arnold about her FBI Thriller ON THE COUNT OF THREE

Carolyn Arnold has stopped by today to answer some questions about her FBI thriller On the Count of Three.

Carolyn is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She writes in diverse genres offering readers everything from cozy to hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action adventures. She also has four continuing fiction series—Detective Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI, McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor Adventures—and has written nearly thirty books.

So without further ado…

What inspired you to write On the Count of Three?

I wanted to write something complex and that stated something on a social level. I probably do this more often than I realize, but my Detective Madison Knight novel, In the Line of Duty comes to mind. In that book, I essentially stood up for law enforcement in a world that so often shows them so little appreciation. In On the Count of Three, I take a clear stand against drinking and driving.

What would you say is the driving theme of On the Count of Three?

Our actions have consequences, and sometimes these may not be easy to see and can be far more reaching than we anticipate. At the end of the day, I hope we all realize that what we do affects other people—even those we’ve never met.

How long did the writing and editing process take for this book?

It might have felt like forever… I do several editing passes on my books and this one took about a year.

Now I understand that On the Count of Three is the seventh book in the Brandon Fisher FBI series. Do readers need to read the preceding books in the series before reading this one?

It’s not necessary. Every book in the Brandon Fisher series has been written to stand alone.

For those of us who have already been introduced to Brandon Fisher, can you walk us through some pivotal moments for Brandon Fisher that are present in the book? How does he grow personally and professionally? What challenges does he face?

Brandon Fisher is a fairly new with the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit and is on a team led by Jack Harper. Jack’s a tough old dog who expects excellence and perfection from his agents. Brandon is driven to not only be a good agent but to impress Jack.

In On the Count of Three, Brandon feels envious of the local detective who seems to easily garner Jack’s praise. The personal history that the detective has with Jack doesn’t help Brandon at all and he feels the scales are tilted. Regardless, though, Brandon needs to keep his head in the game and learn how to play well with others if they’re going to catch a killer. Along the way, Brandon may even learn that he doesn’t need Jack’s approval at every turn.

It also seems that Brandon may be projecting the issues he has with his father onto Jack. Brandon and his father don’t see eye-to-eye most of the time and Brandon just might need to learn to stop trying to change his old man and be more accepting himself.

The book description mentions a detective named Kelly Marsh. Is Kelly going to become a part of the series?

No spoilers here. I guess you’ll have to read the book and continue reading the series to find out.

What’s something readers can expect from On the Count of Three?

It’s an FBI thriller that will make you think and put you right into the investigation alongside law enforcement. There are also chapters from the killer’s point of view so you’ll be privy to their thoughts—what motivates them, what makes them tick—and their actions.

What proved the most challenging about writing this book?

As an author, it’s only natural that your personal viewpoints are inserted in your work. With this book, I scaled back some intense feelings (and judgments) I have against drinking and driving. The characters and the plot were to drive the story.

In this book, it seems the serial killer is targeting people who have served prison sentences for DUI vehicular homicide. What prompted you to write that?

So often motive for murder results when someone isn’t found guilty or they’re given a slap on the hand. I wanted to go down a different route with On the Count of Three.

The matter of drinking and driving is a very sensitive topic any day. Fortunately, I’ve never been personally affected by a DUI accident, but my heart aches for those who have. I would think the what-ifs would drive a person crazy. I’d always wonder if that person hadn’t gotten behind the wheel intoxicated, would my loved one still be around or would my loved one still be healthy?

There’s such a delicate balance between acceptance and true forgiveness, too, I believe. It’s one thing to accept that life has been forever changed and another to pardon someone their mistake, transgression, oversight. Certainly, it’s never anyone’s intention to get behind the wheel drunk and kill someone or get into an accident. (Or at least I wouldn’t think so!) But when you go out for drinks with friends, do you make sure that you have a designated driver? Do you make a commitment to yourself and others not to drink if you’re going to drive? Or if you plan on drinking, have you made clear arrangements ahead of time to get yourself and friends safely home?

Where can readers buy On the Count of Three and what formats is it available in?

On the Count of Three is available in e-book, paperback, and hardcover. Coming soon to audiobook. Readers can pick up a copy from their favorite retailer or request from their local libraries.

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On the Count of Three Book Overview:

Drinking and driving may be deadly in more ways than one…

When a woman’s disappearance ticks off all the same boxes as two unsolved murders, Miami homicide detective Kelly Marsh is convinced there’s about to be a third. If she’s right and the killer sticks to their previous MO, she only has three days before Jenna Kelter’s decapitated head will show up somewhere in the city. With no time to waste, Kelly reaches out to the one person she knows can help: her former mentor and family friend Jack Harper, who just happens to lead a team with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit.

BAU special agent and profiler Brandon Fisher easily sees the similarities between Detective Marsh’s missing person case and the two cold cases: all three victims served time for DUI vehicular homicide and disappeared three days after being released from prison. But is that enough to assume Kelter has been abducted by a serial killer? Brandon’s not so sure and fears his boss may have let his personal connection to Marsh cloud his judgment. Surely there isn’t any other explanation for why they jumped into an investigation less than twenty-four hours after Kelter was reported missing. Then again, maybe Brandon is letting his own differences with the detective affect his perspective. He’ll need to move past it, though—and quickly.

After all, this killer has evaded capture for the past six years, and they may be looking at a lot more victims than originally suspected. This serial killer is calling the shots and pulling them into a macabre game of cat and mouse. While the team has no choice but to play, if they don’t make the right moves, one of them may not make it out of Miami alive.

About the Brandon Fisher FBI series:

Profilers. Serial killers. The hunt is on. Do serial killers and the FBI fascinate you? Do you like getting inside the minds of killers, love being creeped out, sleeping with your eyes open, and feeling like you’re involved in murder investigations? Then join FBI agent and profiler Brandon Fisher and his team with the Behavioral Analysis Unit in their hunt for serial killers.

This is the perfect book series for fans of JT Ellison, Catherine Coulter, Allison Brennan, and Blake Pierce. This series is also bound to entertain those who enjoy Criminal Minds, NCIS, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, Dexter, Luther, and True Crime.

Read in any order or follow the series from the beginning: Eleven, Silent Graves, The Defenseless, Blue Baby, Violated, Remnants, On the Count of Three.

About the Author

Carolyn Arnold is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series and has written nearly thirty books. Both her female detective and FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark, POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

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