I looked at the chaos and upheaval, and began to think: what if … ? And yes, I began to research. The idea for this novel came to me shortly after Saint Patrick’s Cathedral began its massive renovation project-and I first saw the Cathedral buried in scaffolding. What were the challenges (research, literary, and logistical) in bringing this book to life? Without giving anything away, it was necessary for you as the author to have an intimate knowledge of the entrances, exits, underground tunnels, and secret passageways of the cathedral, in addition to the workings of improvised explosive devices and of the FBI.
The setting of HOSTAGE TAKER is the iconic St. While I did plenty of research to figure out how hostage negotiations are handled-combing through memoirs and learning from interviews with former professionals-there’s really no substitute for that imaginative leap into the mind of a character. But it’s also how your characters acquire flesh and blood, and become real. Seeing the world from someone else’s perspective is both the hardest challenge and the greatest pleasure of writing fiction. The job of all writers is to step into their characters’ shoes and present the story from their points of view. How were you able to get so believably into the minds of both Eve and the hostage taker? Your protagonist, FBI Special Agent Eve Rossi, is a master at the psychological strategies of hostage negotiation. Pintoff, a former teacher and lawyer who lives in New York, took a break from her busy schedule for this interview with The Big Thrill.
Pintoff’s writing is tight and skilled, her pacing superb, and her research meticulous. She’s smart, gutsy and tough, and her secret team of notorious former criminals with their huge egos and disregard for the law is completely believable.Ī merciless hostage taker who has targeted Eve asks the question, “What are you guilty of?” With the clock ticking relentlessly, the New York City landmark is wired to blow up at the first negotiating mistake.
HOSTAGE TAKER by Stefanie Pintoff, takes us through one day of a nail-biting and tension-filled standoff between an unknown hostage taker and FBI Special Agent Eve Rossi.
Traffic stops, the celebrations are put on hold, and the newscasters begin their non-stop reportage. Throngs of holiday makers crowd the streets of New York in anticipation of the Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center, but a short distance away, police and the FBI are responding to a terrifying hostage situation at iconic St.
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