Good day, book people. Over the years, TBDR has welcomed authors, publishers, fellow book bloggers, and primary characters from books as guests. Well, today I’m pleased to welcome the brother of a primary character, Luke Cobb. Luke will be helping us get to know his sister, Allie, who is featured in the Allie Cobb Mystery A Genuine Fix by J.C. Kenney. I hope you’ll enjoy learning a bit more about Allie. Please follow the blog tour to learn more about the book and author.
A Chat with Luke Cobb
Hi, everyone. I’m Luke, Allie Cobb’s older brother. You know, ever since Allie figured out who killed Thornwell Winchester, not a day goes by that someone asks me about her. What’s she really like? Is she brave or just a psycho with a death wish? And then there’s my favorite.
Is she really only five foot, one?
Normally I tell people if they want to know something about my little sister, they should ask her themselves. I mean, she lives and works right here in Rushing Creek. The town’s not that big, so she shouldn’t be all that hard to find.
She’s kind of predictable, so if you’re ever in town and you want to track her down, start at Renee’s Used Bookstore. At times, I think Allie keeps that place in business all by herself. I guess it makes sense that she loves books since she’s a literary agent, but she buys five or six books every week. I’m lucky if I have the time to read five or six books in a year. I guess all those books she reads help make her a great agent, though.
Just don’t tell her I said that. I don’t want her to get a big head!
If she’s not at the bookstore, you might check at Creekside Chocolates, hanging out with her buddy Diane Stapleton. Diane owns the shop. She makes some amazing chocolates, coffee, and drinks. She’s got Allie totally hooked on her hot chocolate. Which, to be honest, is pretty understandable. Diane sells the best tasting chocolate stuff I’ve ever tasted.
Which reminds, me, I need to stop by there and get Sloane some treats. I guess it shows how small Rushing Creek is that not only is Sloane Winchester my wife, she’s also Allie’s best friend. Sloane’s the most amazing woman I’ve ever met and if it wasn’t for Allie, I’d never had a chance to get to know Sloane as well as I have. Like I said, she’s pretty incredible and I’m a lucky guy to have her in my life.
But back to Allie. Since she’s single, she eats out a lot. At lunchtime, you might find her at either The Brown County Diner or Big Al’s. Allie likes to go to the diner for their seasonal pies. At Big Al’s, she usually goes for a booth in the back where she absolutely inhales one of Al’s gourmet burgers and a platter of fries.
I swear, my little sister eats like a pro football player and is still teeny tiny. It makes me a little jealous. As Director of the Rushing Creek Parks Department, I spend a fair amount of time performing manual labor, but I still have to watch what I eat. Allie, the little quirt, eats whatever she wants and doesn’t even put on a pound.
Of course, she literally walks or rides her bike everywhere. As in, one hundred percent of the time. She doesn’t own a car. She says she never needed a car when she lived in New York City and is happy living without one now. I can’t imagine life without my truck, but it seems to work for her, so more power to her.
Oh, one last place you might find Allie. Our sister Rachel owns the Rushing Creek Public House, a restaurant on the south end of town. It’s the go-to place when Cobb family members have dinner out. Plus, Allie’s on a couple of volunteer boards in town and uses the banquet room at the Pub for meetings. The three of us kids get together for dinner there every Wednesday, so I guarantee you’ll catch her then.
Good luck catching up with her. Who knows, maybe you’ll cross paths with her when she’s out taking her cat Ursula for a walk. That’s correct, her cat. Allie is the only person I’ve ever met who has a cat that she walks like a dog. She can be so weird.
Yeah, that’s my little sister for you. She’s one of a kind. But her eccentricities work for her, so who am I to judge? Well, I need to get back to work, but before I go, I’ll answer one question people always ask me.
Is she really only five, one? No. In fact, she’s barely five feet tall. The extra inch she claims must be vanity. Don’t tell her I said that, though. Thanks to the kickboxing she does, rumor has it she’s got a serious left hook. That’s one thing about my sister I totally believe!
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About the Author
J.C. Kenney grew up in a household filled with books by legends Agatha Christie and Lilian Jackson Braun, among many others, so it was no surprise when he found himself writing mystery stories. When he’s not writing, you can find him following IndyCar racing or listening to music. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, two sons, and a cat who is the inspiration for Ursula in the Allie Cobb Mysteries
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Author Links
Website – https://www.jckenney.com;
Twitter – https://twitter.com/JCKenney1;
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/JCKenney1;
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/JCKenney;
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/j.c.kenney/
A Genuine Fix
(An Allie Cobb Mystery)
by J.C. Kenney
About the Book
A Genuine Fix (An Allie Cobb Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Lyrical Underground (July 16, 2019)
Paperback: 194 pages
ISBN-10: 1516108604
ISBN-13: 978-1516108602
Digital ASIN: B07KDWV2RX
Murder takes a page out of a killer’s playbook when literary agent Allie Cobb becomes her Indiana town’s number-one bestselling suspect …
Running the family literary business while preparing for her best friend’s wedding, chairing a park planning committee, and getting her rescue cat to bond with her boyfriend’s golden retriever doesn’t leave Allie Cobb much time for crime-solving. But when the guy who stood her up the night of her high school senior prom is killed and dumped in a pile of mulch, Allie’s suddenly the prime suspect.
It’s insulting enough that gambler, drunk, and all-around lowlife Georgie Alonso was found on the site of the memorial park honoring Allie’s deceased father. Now she’s fighting to clear her name and hold off a rush to judgment. But politics, decades-old secrets, and a slew of high-profile suspects make dangerous bedfellows as the eve of the park’s grand opening draws nearer. She’ll have to nab a killer soon, before her storybook life gets a bad ending …
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Thanks so much for having me today. I hope readers enjoy the chat with Luke!
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