Interview with Ann Kelly, Author of the Award-Winning Mystery Novel "Dead On"

Ann Kelly is author of the award-winning mysterymy book are: Do any of us really know who we are?
novel Dead On. The story tells of a medical examinerAnd do we have past lives or inherited memories?
being stalked by a killer who claims to have killed her inPerhaps that would explain things like sudden, irrational
previous lifetimes. Based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania,fears or memories. I found out that whether or not a
the gritty mystery with erotic undertones, and a hint ofperson believes in past lives, past-life regression
the paranormal, is a difficult book to put down. Anntherapy can help a person deal with issues that
Kelly recently answered some questions about herhaven't been resolved through other traditional
novel.David: The idea of a murderer being reincarnatedtherapies. In many cases, you don't have to believe in it
to kill the same victim across multiple lifetimes is trulyfor it to work. I was also fascinated by the idea of a
unique. Where did you get the idea for your book?Anngroup of souls being reborn throughout time and their
Kelly: Dead On started out as a paranormal romancehistories repeating themselves.David: Who is your
and became something completely different. I don'tfavorite character in Dead On?Ann Kelly: All I can say
want to give too much away, but when I started Deadis my favorite character in this book is the character
On, a little way into it, a character came out ofwho writes the journal in the early 1900s (the story
nowhere and took the book over. I didn't know it at thegoes back and forth in time between the present and
time, but I was finding my voice. Two major themes inthe early 1900s).