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Detective Carol McCloskey partners up with mobster Dannel Pappas to race against the clock and the potential threat aimed at four-year-old Harrison George Preston and three-year-old twins Jeremy and Gwen McCloskey. They must also work together to find Gloria and Genevieve Pappas who are missing. Did Dannel’s wife follow the plan to run? Or did someone take her and their daughter? Are their disappearances linked to the threat made against the children? Together McCloskey and Pappas must determine where the threats are coming from and find a way to stop them. 

Hi! My name is Julie Cordova. I am the author of The Other Side of the Rainbow, the first book in the Carol McCloskey series. The phrase ‘there’s no place like home’ had dark connotations in the first book - think a sullen Modern Family meets a combination of Silence of the Lambs or True Detective.

The Other End of the Lie, the sequel to The Other Side of the Rainbow, which is slated to publish in the fall of 2024 has the feel of a maze or perhaps being trapped in a pinball machine. It too combines the feel of Silence of the Lambs and True Detective but this time instead of Modern Family, I’d compare it to the show 24. When things are happening so fast, Carol must make the quickest and best decision possible in the situation and worry about the what ifs and other options later.

The Other Side of the Rainbow dealt with unconditional love inside a family, and I have had some very intriguing conversations with readers about their own experiences and what the book meant to them. My hope for those reading The Other End of the Lie is to explore the willingness to kill or die to protect the ones we love? And if we are willing to kill or die for them, are we also willing to live with them and for them? Are we willing to talk to them and forgive?

Even though I write suspense novels with complex mystery driven plots, I see books as an opportunity to think about hard topics like equality, autonomy, and faith and to embrace the wonderful diversity of the human experience. The Other Side of the Rainbow gives you the chance to learn alongside Carol and her family about the importance of forgiveness and the beauty of unconditional love. The Other End of the Lie will give you the chance to fight alongside her and face any obstacle that comes at her to save others.

You will love this book if you love old-school suspense thrillers like the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell and family dramas with mysteries like The Making of Us by Lisa Jewel or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Because fiction themes often tackle real-life issues, The Other Side trilogy speaks to readers who may grapple with tough conflicting issues in their own families. 

Ultimately, I hope my books are books people want to talk about and want to share with others. I am thrilled at the reception of my debut novel and hope this follow-up satisfies the questions: When is the next book coming out? And what happens to everyone? Does Ray stay with Carol? Are the children safe? Can they ever be safe again? Does Lane’s deception get uncovered, or does he just get away with it? And more… I also hope readers will enjoy it as much as they enjoyed meeting Carol and her family and Dannel and his mob in book one. 

The Other Side of the Rainbow was published in 2023. 

Since its release, it has received positive reviews from readers. I've also been encouraged on social media, and  in  private texts from others who had just finished reading the book. 

Each of those reviews or encouraging comments pushed me to finish book two with enthusiasm.

Writing a book is like playing in the sandbox during recess. I loved recess as a child and as a grown up girl - I still want to know that make believe has a place in my life. 

Do you feel the same way?