Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Irregular Inquests of Professor Peppercorn



Today is a fun day to introduce you to a new sleuth novel written by Brennan McMahon called "The Irregular Inquests of Professor Peppercorn." It is a quick read as well as a fun read especially if you are fond of Sherlock Holmes. Take a look and meet the author.


The Irregular Inquests of Professor Peppercorn

Paperback – June 13, 2020

by Brennan McMahon  (Author)



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Expert inquirer. Gentleman sleuth. A tenured professor of Humanities and Occult Sciences at Midlandia University. Professor Peppercorn is a private investigator who isn't afraid to peer behind the veil and yell into the darkness - which has garnered him quite the reputation. Join the professor on six of his most irregular inquests as he travels through the grim underbelly of Midlandia and reports from the frontlines of the war between life and death.

·         Paperback: 35 pages

·         Publisher: Independently published (June 13, 2020)

·         Language: English

·         ISBN-13: 979-8652587468

·         ASIN: B08B35X3MD

·         Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.1 x 8 inches



Brennan McMahon  (Author)

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https://twitter.com/ProfPeppercorn

Tell your readers a little about yourself, where you grew up, where you live now, where you went to school etc. Let them get to know the personal you.

GI Joe action figures, Scooby Doo, and Saturday morning cartoons - that and the baseball fields defined me as a kid growing up through the 1980s in a little suburb outside Dallas, Texas. I've always loved crafting new worlds beyond our own, and writing provided an outlet for my vivid imagination. I once even tried my hand at illustrating, but couldn't get much beyond the stick figure stage so I decided to let the words bring my universes to life inside the reader's head. My perpetual hope is that those words fulfill their end of the bargain. I put them on paper; they wield their magic. That's the deal.

 

What inspired you to author this book?

 

Prose, not poetry, is what I am used to, so I issued a challenge to myself: Write a handful of poems where each line of the stanza rhymes with the others within the stanza. So, instead of ABAB or AABA, it's AAAA. I wanted to do this and still make a coherent story. It just so happens that Edgar Allan Poe is one of my favorites so I chose his Gothic genre to build a world around this great Professor Peppercorn character.


 

Where did you get the inspiration for your book's cover?

 

A Sherlock Holmes novel. I can't remember which one, but Peppercorn, in my mind, is very proper like Holmes and is the closest thing to an American version there can be without infringing upon anyone's rights.

 

Who has been the most significant influence on you personally and as a writer?


A few professors at the University of Texas at Dallas who always seemed to love my writings and read them aloud to the class which always stoked the ego a bit, Edgar Allan Poe, and Shakespeare

 

What were your struggles or obstacles you had to overcome to get this book written?


That poetry, although both challenging and rewarding at the same time, isn't what I'm used to. However, I already have plans for more Peppercorn inquests and adventures.

 

Tell your readers about your book.

 

I can't do better than the Amazon description, so allow a little cut n' paste:

Expert inquirer. Gentleman sleuth. A tenured professor of Humanities and Occult Sciences at Midlandia University. Professor Peppercorn is a private investigator who isn't afraid to peer behind the veil and yell into the darkness - which has garnered him quite the reputation. Join the professor on six of his most irregular inquests as he travels through the grim underbelly of Midlandia and reports from the frontlines of the war between life and death.


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Who is your target audience, and why?


Lovers of poetry. Lovers of experimental poetry, really. Poe fans. Gothic poetry fans. Readers who are into dark comedies, the macabre, and generally not-so-cheerful stories - but that have satisfying endings.


What do you consider your greatest success in life?

 

That I scored my wife and have eight great kids, everything else is a bonus.

 

What one unique thing sets you apart from other writers in your genre?

 

My voice. I write with a conversational tone, and that naturally spills over into my stories, whether it be a short story, screenplay, or poem. It may take a little getting used to, but perhaps your favorite singer wasn't initially your favorite singer until you listened to their songs a few times.