Debra from East Rutherford, NJ: How much of the story was based on actual murders, and how much was imagination?
Beverly Barton: A combination of both fact and fiction. I do a great deal of research about actual murders, serial killers, law enforcement agencies, etc., so that when I plot a novel, I have the background information from my research to form a logical, realistic basis, then I use my imagination as I’m writing. I have an empathic personality and have always had the ability to put myself in someone else’s place and “imagine” what it would be like to be that person. JD from Ocala, FL: Ms. Barton, will you be elaborating on Dr. Yvette Meng? I feel her character could be a main storyline. Beverly Barton:Dr. Yvette Meng will be a major secondary character in my February ’08 novel, THE MURDER GAME, a sequel to THE DYING GAME. You’ll learn a great deal more about her and about her past association with Griffin and Sanders. I am fascinated by Yvette and hope to, sometime in the future, use her as the heroine in one of my books.
