She's just like any of us - moody, sexual, insecure some days but not others, professional, but makes questionable decisions based on past experiences. That's what I wanted - a main character who was real and relatable. They felt like, in her line of work, in addition to that past trauma, they fully expected an emotionally detached character, and that she was real in those situations where she was being accused of portraying those aforementioned characteristics. So I consulted my six beta readers who all vehemently disagreed. This blew my mind and forced me to take a deeper look at this character because I didn't get any of that when I was reading it. A fellow author read the manuscript and voiced her concerns that my main character seemed cold, emotionless, lacked empathy, and seemed self-absorbed. In the prologue, by the second paragraph, Claudia experiences a type of trauma that literally stays with you, and it shaped why she became a detective. I'm told most authors write themselves into their books on some level.Ĭonversely, I also have a great deal in common with my serial killer, who has affectionately been nicknamed "The Piece Keeper" lol. Anyone who knows me will see the similarities from loving Canada Dry, to food preferences, to least favorite chores, to the attire she sleeps in, and so much more. Oddly enough, I see much of myself in Detective Claudia Martinez. I like that you have a female protagonist in Stolen Pieces - was she based on anyone? Pittsburgh City Paper spoke with Mason about exploring a new genre, going all-out to promote a book, and setting a grisly tale in the City of Bridges. "Now that it’s done, early readers have messaged to tell me things like, ‘This is crazy! If you couldn’t find a date before, you’re definitely never gonna get one now.’ I just laugh because they’re probably right.” “After two novels about the tragic Pittsburgh dating scene, I wanted to write the type of book that reflects the murky space where my dark mind resides," Mason states.
The case becomes more complicated when Martinez realizes that The Keeper may be stalking her. The Beaver County native and local marketing professional recently released Stolen Pieces, described in a press release as a "riveting, fast-paced psychological crime thriller that reads like an epic two-hour crossover event of Criminal Minds and Law & Order: SVU." Now available at Barnes and Noble and on Amazon, the book follows homicide detective Claudia Martinez as she hunts down The Keeper, a killer leaving dismembered body parts around Pittsburgh. In her third work, Mason trades the horrors of swiping right for more traditional chills. The Pittsburgh author self-published two books about her struggles to find love, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mason has a lot to say about modern dating.
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