Would you share how your faith impacts your fiction?
I write from a Christian worldview, so all my stories are told through the lens of faith. Overt faith content tends to be on the subtle side, especially in my suspense novels, because I prefer to show my characters living their faith rather than talking about it.
What are the challenges of writing Christian fiction with elements of crime, danger, and violence?
Obviously, if you write suspense, it will have all those elements to some degree. But I minimize description as much as possible and always cast crime and aggression in a negative light.
We’ve become so desensitized to violence and vulgarity in media that it’s almost expected in mainstream novels now. But I firmly believe you can tell a compelling story without getting gruesome or graphic.
What do you hope readers come away with after reading Hidden Peril?
I hope they come away exhilarated by the journey I’ve taken them on, uplifted by the resolution—and anxious to read more of my stories!
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Hidden Peril
Code of Honor #2
Irene Hannon
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