Interview with Joseph Souza, Author of Cruel to Be Kind

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Cruel to Be Kind (A Bad Choices Novel Book 2)?

I’ve always been concerned with the idea of justice being meted out, especially of the vigilante kind. Combine that with a female social worker who is secretly a serial killer, and the idea for this trilogy just came to me.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Cruel to Be Kind (A Bad Choices Novel Book 2), what would they be?

‘There, There’ by Radiohead. The music is haunting, as are the lyrics.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Crime fiction by far, but I enjoy all genres.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

There are way too many books I want to read to answer this.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

There’s a scene where Gwynn comes across her husband in the living room of their house. It is both shocking and surprising, and I really feel this part of the story turns the novel on its head.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I’m a word count fanatic. I write everything on my iPad, writing anywhere I can. I like to listen to something on my headphones as I write.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

Elmore Leonard’s quote is the one I always consider: “Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.”

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That people are complex and morally ambiguous, and that we are broken and in need of help.

Joseph Souza is the author of the new book Cruel to Be Kind (A Bad Choices Novel Book 2)

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