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Hoould you describe True Colors? Is it a faal thriller? All of the above?

“At its very heart, this is a story about the way in which faether”

That’s a really great question There were ti of this novel, when I asked myself that question Sometimes it felt as if it were all about the love story, but then I’d turn a corner and it would be a searing fa a courtrooal thriller It would be easy to say that this novel is all of the above, but at its very heart, this is a story about the way in which faether In the end, what ed in the face of tragedy

What is your favorite moment in the book?

Hh one Certainly one of my favorite scenes in the book is when Winona makes Noah use duct tape for a belt Maybe that’s because I re the “pull your pants up and wear a belt” duel So that scene on the dock never fails to make ets out of prison and he rides Renegade in the e—the broken-down old horse who has been waiting ten years for his rider to return, and the broken-hearted ain—always touchesher husband again after so uess I’m a romantic at heart

Which sister is most like you?

I areater or lesser extent Like Winona, I am seriously analytical and tend to see the world in black and white I amental and often intense Like Vivi, I am profoundly optimistic, deeply romantic, and fiercely connected topeace into any setting I think that’s the lawyer in me—or maybe the Libra I like harmony

One of the things that I love best about this book is that each sister’s strengths and weaknesses are relevant to the outcomental and obsessive These “dark” traits led her to betray her sister But it was exactly these character traits that set her on the trail of justice Without that saht, she never would have accomplished Dallas’s release from prison

In the Grey family, Vivi is considered “the beautiful one,” Aurora “the peacemaker,” and Winona “the smart one” How do perceived roles contribute to the hostilities that lie beneath the surface of the family? Is this dynamic at work in most families?

Actually, that’s one of the things that h school—reputations are made early and they have a tendency to stick Clearly Winona was ht, and Vivi Ann was ave her credit for, and Aurora hid a world of hurt behind every sirls—woirlhood perceptions of one another, they ht have had less trouble when hard times hit But as it was, old jealousies came out at some very bad times

One of the aspects of the novel that I think is hter relationships I find it arow up under the sa views of their parents Often times, our view of our parents is really about hoe see ourselves, hoe iine our family to be Vivi Ann decided to love her father; therefore, she iined a depth of emotion in him that couldn’t actually be seen Winona pined for her father’s attention; therefore every slight was personal, given to her alone She didn’t notice that he treated each of his daughters with the sahters, Aurora demanded the least of her father and saw him the most clearly

“Often times, our view of our parents is really about hoe see ourselves, hoe iine our family to be”

Can you tell us about the Innocence Project?

With pleasure The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C Scheck and Peter J Neufeld at the Benjaanization is dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through the use of DNA testing There are now Innocence Projects all across the country, including one at the University of Washington All of the attorneys and law students at the Innocence Project are dedicated to freeing the staggering number of innocent inmates in our prisons Additionally, they are co the criedy that so many convictions are based on eyewitness misidentification, poor forensic science, bias, or false confessions As of this writing, 242 prisoners have been proven innocent and freed—including 17 who served time on death row

Can you tell us about your next book?