The Double
Life of Tutweiler Buckhead is an urban crime story. I wrote set in the city I had been living in
for 7 years when I wrote it. I may well
live in Indianapolis again - in fact, I think so. I just had to attend to a family matter
involving Europe.
This novel
is about preventing a meth amphetemine lab from being built within the 465
Highway loop, which is a sacred boundary.
I like teamwork in real life and so it seemed natural for me to make the
hero actually a team of champions. The
protagonists are not heroes like in the comics but are a blend of 'every day
heroes' types and protagonists who don't live up to the term 'hero' or the
feminine 'heroine'.
Magical
realism is a subgenre that intrigues me.
I read a lot of fantasy as a youth and met with a certain amount of magic
in the real world. Magic in the real world usually manifests as either: stage magic – intentionally trickery. Some claim that politics and law are forms of
real world magic. Others are less
cynical and believe that only stage magicians and illusionists are real world
magicians - the kind you can get at parties.
The second most common form of magic in the real world is religious
practice. The religious rituals of all
religions other than one's own are just magic.
The third real world manifestation of magic is actual 'occultism'
including witchcraft and 'that stuff Aleister Crowely did' involving robes and
chanting not clearly associated with any religion.
I was very
interested in presenting some realistic magic within the novel. I wanted it to be enough but not so much that
people would be reading a fantasy novel.
This needed to not be sword and sorcery.
I LOVE sword and sorcery by the way but wow, did this need to be different. I think I managed to present that well in the
novel. Some of it is religious ritual
related and some of it is not. I think
readers will be able to enjoy the contrast.
I would LOVE reader feedback about how the magical realism is in the
novel. One has such a narrow perspective
as the creative artist.
The Double Life of Tutweiler Buckhead
Miriam Pia
Genre: urban fiction, magical realism,
crime fiction, mystery
Publisher: SBPRA
Date of Publication: 2015
ISBN: 978-1628572254
Number of pages:300
Word Count: 95,000
Book Description:
Frustrated by the audacity of local villains, the sheriff of Marion County turns to the mayor. Urban fiction set in a real city, The Double Life of Tutweiler Buckhead takes some of the charm of vigilante comic book heroism and mixes it with the nitty gritty of contemporary crime fiction.
A band of champions searches for the missing pieces in the evil plot of a local drug kingpin in The Double Life of Tutweiler Buckhead: An Adventure in Indianapolis.
Ideal for those who love events of the outside world and the workings of the mind – characters’ actions and thoughts are portrayed in this contemporary novel – with just a touch of magic.
About the Author:
Miriam Pia has been writing for decades, including over ten years as a professional. Most of her work was done without a byline and as a ghostwriter. This is the author's first published novel.
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