Character Closeups: The Cast of Polar Night, Pt. 3

Hey gang! Today is the final installment of this week's Polar Night (by Julie Flanders) character closeups. We get our first villain (or is he?) today, so it should be fun.

Remember to leave a comment to be entered into a drawing for a free digital copy of Polar Night. (NOTE: Only 1 entry per post will be counted for the drawing, so you can have your name put in up to three times if you comment on each one.) We'll draw the winner over the weekend and announce here on the blog next week.

Thanks to everyone who has stopped by this week to check out the closeups and cheer Julie on. :)


~EJW~


The Cast of Polar Night, Pt. 3


1. Character Name: Aleksei Nechayev

2. Physical description: I don’t mean to sound conceited, but I’m extremely attractive. I’m very tall and very well-built, and I have blond hair and dark blue eyes that many women have told me are to die for.

3. Hero or villain: Most people would say I’m a villain, although I don’t really see it that way. I’m just doing what I need to get by and find some happiness in life.

4. Where do you live? I live in Coldfoot, Alaska in an old state asylum that I’ve converted into a tourist attraction/haunted house. Coldfoot is only about 240 miles south of the Arctic Ocean, and our population in the 2010 census was 10. I like my privacy, so that suits me just fine, especially during the winter months when the tourist attraction part of my home closes for the season.

5. What is my problem? I’d like to find a beautiful woman to spend my winter with. My biggest obstacle is a Fairbanks detective who seems to think he knows something about me, and keeps turning up at my home and violating my privacy.

6. Do I have a secret? I do. I’m much older than people think I am, and I like keeping my age a secret. If people knew the truth, they’d ask too many questions.

7. What is the most honorable or good thing I’ve ever done? I fought for my country in the war and nearly died for my efforts.

8. Do I believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good? Absolutely not. After my experience in the war, I know that whole idea is absurd. I really don’t believe in self-sacrifice at all. What’s the point? I believe in looking out for myself and getting what I want out of life. 

Read more about Aleksei's schemings in Polar Night!



When Detective Danny Fitzpatrick leaves his hometown of Chicago and moves to Fairbanks, Alaska he wants nothing more than to escape the violence and heartbreak that left his life in pieces. Numbed by alcohol and the frozen temperatures of an Alaskan winter, Danny is content with a dead-end job investigating Fairbanks' cold cases. That all changes when a pretty blond woman goes missing on the winter solstice, and Danny stumbles upon some surprising connections between her disappearance and that of another Fairbanks woman three years earlier. Forced out of his lethargy, Danny sets out to both find the missing woman and solve his own cold case. 

The investigation points Danny towards Aleksei Nechayev, the handsome and charming proprietor of an old asylum turned haunted tourist attraction in the Arctic town of Coldfoot. As he tries to find a link between Nechayev and his case, Danny's instinct tells him that Nechayev is much more than what he seems.

Danny has no idea that Nechayev is hiding a secret that is much more horrifying than anything he could ever have imagined. As his obsession with finding the missing women grows, Danny finds his own life in danger. And when the truth is finally revealed, the world as he knows it will never be the same. 


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About The Author


Julie Flanders is a librarian and a freelance writer who has written for both online and print publications. She is an avid animal lover and shares her home in Cincinnati, Ohio with her dog and cat. Her debut novel Polar Night, a suspense thriller with a supernatural twist, is now available from Ink Smith Publishing at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Find Julie online at her blog, and on Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook.

25 comments:

  1. Anyone who is all about self has some villain in him!

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  2. @Alex, no question!

    Thanks again EJ for including me in your Closeups feature! It's been fun and I so appreciate it. :)

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  3. Much older than he looks? Bet that was a big clue.

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  4. I love this villain--and not because of the eyes and self-conceit :-) I'm looking forward to reading Julie's book. It's HIGH on my TBR list. I'm all about reading it when I get through some writing stuff.
    Congrats again to Julie. I just love her!

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  5. Ooo. A character I can love to hate.
    Another great interview... :)

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  6. @Diane, maybe so LOL.

    @Susan, thank you so much, love you too! :)

    @Melissa, thank you!! And I love characters I can love to hate too LOL.

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  7. Aleksei alone makes me want to read your book! Love a good villain, especially a sexy one. (;

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  8. @Elise, thank you! And I feel the same way about villains LOL. :D

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  9. Liked how the villain answered the questions.

    Hugs and chocolate,
    Shelly

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    1. Thanks, Shelly! Hugs and chocolate back to you. :)

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  10. Aleskei has been very interesting so far, now I'm even more curious...

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    1. Thank you, Mary. I hope you will continue to find him interesting. :)

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  11. Provocative character that Aleskei! I love these posts.

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  12. We characters we can love to hate. Awesome covers.

    Email: queendsheena@hotmail.com

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    1. Thank you, Sheena! And I agree, characters we love to hate are always fun. :)

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  13. Aleksei sounds really intriguing and a complex character!

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  14. This cover is just amazing. Every time I see it I love it more! I enjoyed finding out more about this character. Wishing Julie much success! I have a copy and hope to get to read it soon (I am way behind on my reading and have tons of books to get through first- but I can't wait). :)
    ~Jess

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    1. Thank you so much, Jess! I hope you will enjoy the book. I really appreciate your comments!

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  15. Alexsei, Alexsei, Alexsei... what are we going to do about that ego? Very vivid character, Julie!

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    1. LOL, his ego is a little out of control. Thank you so much, William!

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  16. What a character! Sounds like someone I'd love to read about.

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