In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Michael Kaufman discusses the first two books in his Jen Lu mystery series -— The Last Exit and The Last Resort. Set in Washington, D.C. about ten years in the future, this series of political thrillers features two main characters, Detective Jen Lu and a sentient bio-computer named Chandler, who happens to be implanted in Jen Lu’s brain. In this not-too-distant future, Jen and Chandler come up against global conspiracies, political intrigue, the development of longevity treatments (both legal and black market), and a global climate crisis that is having dangerous and deadly consequences. While Jen Lu’s world may be confronting many of the problems we’re encountering today, Michael assures us that there is a sense of hope, as well as a fair bit of humor, in these stories. In this episode, I’ll chat with Michael about his writing journey, the importance of having a tight interaction between character and plot in mysteries, and his various works in projects and other writing goals.
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