Q & A with Russell Brooks, Author of Jam Run

 

Synopsis (from Amazon):

What if crying out for help made you a target?

 

Within hours of arriving in Montego Bay, Eddie Barrow and his friend Corey Stephenson witness a gruesome murder outside a bar. When the victim’s sister reaches out for help, they learn of machinations to conceal foreign corporate corruption and a series of horrific sex crimes. However, Barrow and Stephenson’s commitment to solving the case is put to the test once they find themselves in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal network—one that extends beyond the shores of Jamaica.

 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZDyslS

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123239977-jam-run

Author Bio:  Russell Brooks is an Amazon bestselling author of several thrillers—Pandora’s Succession, Unsavory Delicacies, Chill Run, and The Demeter Code. If you enjoy heart-pounding thrillers with conspiracies, martial arts, sex, betrayal, and revenge, then you don’t need to look any further and see why these are among the best mystery thriller books of all time.

 

Website: http://russellparkway.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RussellBrooksOfficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoOtherRussell

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russellparkway

Fun stuff:

 

If you could go back in time, where would you go? 

 

I would go back to my first year of high school. I was a track athlete, and unfortunately, I met too many people who took advantage of me. Avoiding those people would’ve improved things, and I’d be much further in my career. I’d also avoid the scammers in the book industry and inexperienced people or companies claiming to have helped authors and do business with those I am with today. I would’ve saved thousands of dollars.

 

Favorite travel spot? Barbados

 

What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you? My most terrifying event was when I visited Louisiana. My friends and I were on our way back to New Orleans. We were in a rural area, driving on a two-lane state route at night, when a deer surprised us. My friend swerved to avoid hitting it. He almost lost control, and we spun around and wound up on the opposite side of the road facing the other way. There was an oncoming vehicle in the distance that slowed down in time. The strangest part was that I heard a “bump” as though we had hit the deer. We got out of the car, shaken. But we couldn’t find the deer. We checked the road and the car for blood spatter, and there was none. Had it not been for my friend’s quick reflexes, we could’ve flown into the ditch, rolled over several times, and even been killed. 

 

What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?  During an office meeting, I called out my former boss for being a two-faced, corrupt, and lying bastard. I stated facts about him being in conflicts of interest and how he engaged in and helped cover up discriminatory practices—all of which he was incapable of refuting. I quit soon after.

 

Any hobbies?  I play the violin.

 

If there is one thing you want readers to remember about you, what would it be? I want them to remember me as the author that kept them up late at night that they woke up late for work.

 

 What TV series are you currently binge watching?  I’m not presently binge-watching anything. The last show I binge-watched was Jack Ryan.

 Praise:

“Jam Run is a gripping crime thriller about the ever-present menace and violence the LGBTQ community faces daily.”

—Richard Burnett, Fugues Magazine.