Patricia A. Rasey first novel Deadly Obsession was an Eppie Award Finalist 2000. She has two more books available from RFIWest (Darkstar), Kiss of Deceit and Facade. Both books were nominated for a Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence 2001, and Facade won Honorable Mention. Her latest book, The Hour Before Dawn, a sequel to Deadly Obsession will be available from RFIWest this month. She is currently working on Eyes of Betrayal, a sequel to Kiss of Deceit, which will be available in the summer of 2002. She has stories in two anthologies, Twilight Obsessions and Twilight Visions. She is also the editor and owner of the All About Murder Newsletter. She is a happily married mother of two boys who lives in Ohio, who enjoys spending her time in the mind of serial killers and writing sharp, gritty suspense-thrillers.
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Deadly Obsession is your first published book. Tell us how you came about writing about a serial killer who has a craving for blood? Did you set out to write a vampire novel?
I actually did set out to write a vampire paranormal novel. I have always had a fascination with the mystical creatures, did a lot of research on their folklore and the like. But the more I thought about it, I did not want to be in the paranormal or horror genre. I actually wanted to strive for a more mainstream book. I had read true crimes on vampire type serial killers, Richard Chase being one and was intrigued by the concept and thought I could take my story to a different level and create the 'real' psychotic vampire. At the time, besides the psychotic, I wasn't aware the culture existed. That is until I saw Vincent on a talk show.
In the afterward of Deadly Obsession, you explain how the character of Damien Vincent was inspired by a news report about a real person. Tell us a bit more about that and did the Soul develop from that first idea or was he separate?
The Soul was always separate from the character I created off Vincent. The Soul was more of the psychotic vampire. He by no means was someone you would want to meet in a back alley or otherwise. He literally had no soul or compassion for human kind. His desire was plain and simple, to get blood by any means necessary.
Damien Vincent, on the other hand, was created off the intriguing character I saw on television, Vincent. He was gorgeous--the vampire you would see on the front of paranormal romances. A man anyone would be flattered to have
