Here's a bit of news from an unlikely source:
Lara Parker is in Mobile, Ala., this weekend, attending the annual MobiCon with her DARK SHADOWS co-star Kathryn Leigh Scott. While there, Parker took some time to visit a historic house on the city's Government Street to view a portrait of her ancestor Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (see the photo to your right.) Here's a little about the man from Wikipedia:
So, we know Victoria Winters returns in the next book, and it appears that Jack the Ripper may also play a part in that story. We have to just wait and see if Jack's last name is "Collins."
SOURCE: AL.com
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798–1859) was a Texas politician, poet, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was the second President of the Republic of Texas after David G. Burnet (1836 as ad-interim president) and Sam Houston.AL.com posted a photo of Parker's visit, and included this bit of information: She's conducting research on Jack the Ripper for her next (as yet untitled) DARK SHADOWS novel. According to the news site, one of Parker's ancestors was a cousin of John Archibald Campbell, who has a federal courthouse named for him in Mobile. Campbell's sister was the grandmother of a woman married to James Maybrick, one of many people considered a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders.
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| Florence and James Maybrick |
SOURCE: AL.com
3 comments:
Is there a tentative release date for the new book, even a year? I'm already so excited and impatient for the next book!
When I last spoke with Lara, Tor had asked for a plot summary but nothing more. I expect to see her next weekend at ConCarolinas and will ask how far along the book is in development.
I was the one who got Lara and Kathryn to Mobicon. Lara confirmed to me Victoria and Jack the Ripper herself.
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