LynDee Walker on writing strong lead characters on Authors on the Air

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes nationally accliamed best-selling author LynDee Walker to the studio.

About LynDee:  LynDee Walker is the national bestselling author of two crime fiction series featuring strong heroines and "twisty, absorbing" mysteries. Her first Nichelle Clarke crime thriller, FRONT PAGE FATALITY, was nominated for the Agatha Award for best first novel, and in 2018, she introduced readers to Texas Ranger Faith McClellan in FEAR NO TRUTH. LynDee was an award-winning journalist who covered everything from ribbon cuttings to high level police corruption, and worked closely with the various law enforcement agencies that she reported on. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the U.S. ABOUT DEADLY POLITICS:  Reporter Nichelle Clarke’s dream of covering a presidential speech is dashed when she finds herself intertwined in a high-profile murder investigation. While Nichelle is no stranger to facing dangerous situations in pursuit of the truth, the stakes in this story are higher than ever before. ABOUT FATAL FEATURES: Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke prefers chasing headlines to relaxing.When her editor offers her a feature assignment thinking that will silence her requests to return to work early, Nichelle jumps at it.   But a fresh dead body and a nearby tragedy leave Nichelle and her friends on their own to figure out who they can trust on the set—and who might be a killer.  Can Nichelle uncover the truth before someone she loves becomes the next victim?

Unsure of who she can trust, Nichelle must unravel a web of secrets behind an elaborate murder plot and dodge legal traps set by corrupt politicians. For if Nichelle can’t uncover the conspiracy in time, an unthinkable disaster will strike the nation.