Author Biography | Interview | Books by this Author | Read-Alikes
PJ Tracy was the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing duo P.J. and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards. Their eight novels, Monkeewrench, Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Shoot to Thrill, Off The Grid, The Sixth Idea and Nothing Stays Buried have become national and international bestsellers. The Guilty Dead, the ninth installment of the Monkeewrench series, will be released in the US and the UK in fall of 2018.
PJ was a long-time resident of Minnesota until her death in December 2016. Traci remains in rural Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis, and continues writing about the Monkeewrench gang.
P.J. Tracy's website
This bio was last updated on 03/07/2018. In a perfect world, we would like to keep all of BookBrowse's biographies up to date, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of it's simply impossible to do. So, if the date of this bio is not recent, you may wish to do an internet search for a more current source, such as the author's website or social media presence. If you are the author or publisher and would like us to update this biography, send the complete text and we will replace the old with the new.
Monkeewrench (titled Want To Play? in the UK) features some great characters who readers will identify with
and indeed, everyone will have their favourite. Do you have a favorite character in the book, and if so, why have you chosen this character?
This is a bit like asking a parent which of their children they like best. In
the early stages of pulling the story together, Grace McBride was the
centrepiece and a clear favorite, primarily because she could earn my
admiration and pull at my heartstrings at the same time. She could also wear
English riding boots all day long, which in my opinion puts her in the superhero
category. But as the writing progressed and other characters became more
developed, I found myself switching loyalties, fickle sort that I am, becoming
emotionally attached to whatever character I was writing at the time. An obvious
case of 'love the one you're with', I suppose.
The book is obviously very well researched, and there is a lot of in depth
knowledge about how police utilize computers to track down criminals. How much
research did you have to do before beginning the book, and how much information
did the police let you access?
Research – from books, articles, the ...
Harlan Coben was born and raised in New Jersey. After graduating from Amherst College as political science major, he worked in the travel industry. He now lives in New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben MD, a... (more)
If you enjoyed:
Monkeewrench
Try:
Gone For Good
by Harlan Coben
Fabian Nicieza is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of Marvel's Deadpool and for his work on titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable, and Thunderbolts. Suburban ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
Monkeewrench
Try:
Suburban Dicks
by Fabian Nicieza
We recommend 9 similar authors
The Stone Home
by Crystal Hana Kim
A moving family drama and coming-of-age story revealing a dark corner of South Korean history.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
