PJ Tracy

About PJ Tracy

P.J. 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.

Read BookTrib’s review of P.J. Tracy’s book, The Guilty Dead.

BOOKS:

Monkeewrench (2003)

Live Bait (2004)

Dead Run (2005)

Snowblind (2006)

Shoot to Thrill (2010)

Off the Grid (2012)

The Sixth Idea (2016)

Nothing Stays Buried (2017)

Biggest literary influencers on your work:
Steinbeck, Twain, Poe, twentieth century crime fiction, nineteenth century Russian literature, 1970’s horror…I guess I’ve been influenced by almost everything I’ve ever read.

Last book read and why:
Lies by Helen Callaghan. I was given an advance reader copy and whipped through it in a day. It’s a fantastic book.

The book that changed your life and why:
The Catcher in the Rye. I was quite young when I read it, and I was enthralled by the juxtaposition of gravity and levity; that such a dark book could also possess laugh-out-loud moments. It was definitely a surprise ending for me.

Currently working on:
The tenth installment of the Monkeewrench series, tentatively entitled The Dead City.

Words to live by:
Live everyday like it’s your last, because it might be. Every moment is precious.

Advice to new and inspiring authors:
No book is ever finished or perfect, but work toward those goals and you’ll get close. Listen to criticism and never stop learning or challenging yourself.

Coverage Of The Author:

Twin Cities Book Review

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