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Inspiring blind protagonist returns in Bahamian author’s mystery series By FAY KNOWLES
Friday, July 17, 2020
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he ability she’s not hinbeaches dered by it and can are open even unravel puzand the zling mysteries that sun is might otherwise shining. It’s time remain unsolved. I to find that perfect sat there in the car, page-turner to relax pressed the record with as you lay button on my cell back in your lounge phone and created chair. So it’s lucky the plot.” that Bahamian Lucille’s litbest-selling author tle Shih Tzu dog Tanya R Taylor has Vanilla (”Nilla” for just released the short) also stars in latest instalment of the series. her cozy mystery “The real series. Vanilla, our pet, “Blind Fury” is has been such a the fourth part in wonderful source of the Lucille Pfiffer inspiration for me Cozy Mystery Sewhile writing these ries and the writer’s books. I’ve learned 31st published book so much from her overall. before and during The first book in the process,” said the Lucille Pfiffer Ms Taylor. Cozy Mystery In “Blind Fury”, Series is “Blind Lucille Pfiffer sufBAHAMIAN author Tanya R Taylor Sight”, the second fers the unexpected “Blind Escape”, the blow of havand the third “Blind Justice”. The protagoing someone near and dear to her suddenly nist of the series is a blind woman and was disappear without a trace. Despite every inspired by an experience the author had effort by the Chadsworth police to locate her with her father. It’s a character which Ms missing loved one, they are met by a dead Taylor hopes will inspire readers who may end. Like Agatha Christie’s heroines and have their own challenges they have to Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote”, overcome. Lucille won’t sit idly by and hope the police “My Lucille Pfiffer series stars an elderly can solve the case; she will use her unique woman who is totally blind from the physical skills to make sure the case is solved. standpoint; thus she has to live with a disNext up for Ms Taylor’s list is the release ability that many of us are not familiar with. of “Happy Town: Where Dogs Rule (A However, via other means, which she keeps Cozy Conspiracy)”, which will be released in a secret for the most part, she’s able to see August. After that will be “Reunion From things around her. As the protagonist of this Hell (The Cornelius Saga Book 14)”, to be story, I show her strength in spite of her disreleased in November. ability; the willingness for her to not just foUpon it’s debut, “Blind Fury” was incus on her issues, but stand up for the sake of cluded on Amazon’s hot new releases list in and fight for those she loves,” said Ms Taylor. the US, Australia, Canada and the UK. The “I hope Lucille’s life offers inspiration and book was also in the top 100 in Amazon US, hope to everyone who has to face some sort Australia and UK. of challenge in their lives, so that in spite of Asked if she planned to write more books shortcomings, they too can make a difference in the Lucille Pfiffer Cozy Mystery Series, in their society, just as Lucille does.” the author said: “I’m not quite sure yet at Talking about how she came up with this point. I let the series lead me, but will idea for the Lucille Pfiffer series, the author have a better idea after I’ve completed the explained: “I guess the idea stemmed from next book.” the fact that my late father was dealing with Ms Taylor also writes the book series “Inglaucoma issues at the time and I was trying festation: A Small Town Nightmare”, “Real to find remedies to help improve his vision. Illusions”, and the popular “The Cornelius It was something that was at the forefront Saga”. She writes in various genres includof my mind and it just so happened that one ing paranormal romance, fantasy, thrillers, day as I was outside in a parking lot waiting science-fiction, mystery and suspense. She is for my daughter, the idea popped into my the author of several No 1 best-sellers across head about this older lady being completely the various Amazon stores. blind, but yet being able to see what was For more information about Tanya R Taygoing on around her. She ultimately proves lor’s, visit her website, www.tanya-r-taylor. to everyone that even though she has a discom.
