Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: Salon

[Patty Guerrero (pattypax]

Hi,  I wanted to pass this on to you all.   I am hoping that some of you will 
have read one of Colin Nelson's books to help in the discussion when he comes.  
Yikes, i don't think i  mentioned it in enough time so you have time to read it.

Thanks, 
patty

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> From: colin nelson <colinnelson683 [at] gmail.com>
> Date: April 3, 2013 11:15:04 AM CDT
> To: Patty Guerrero <pattypax [at] earthlink.net>
> Subject: Salon
> 
> 
> Patty--  I hope things are going well with you.  I'm looking forward to 
> meeting your "crew" at the Salon on April 16.  As you requested, I've 
> included some discussion questions that could start us out.  I also have many 
> stories about criminals and the courts--some tragic, some funny, that I often 
> tell audiences.  Those stories lead to discussions.  So, in no special order, 
> here are some topics we could cover:
> 1.  How is the idea of tolerance demonstrated in the story?
> 2.  What's it like to be a feminist and a progressive Muslim in American 
> today?
> 3.  How did I research the character of Zehra?
> 4.  Do domestic terrorists really exist?  Isn't someone "doing something 
> about them?"
> 5.  Can investigators really get as much private information off of smart 
> phones as they do in the story?  What about other technology like our laptops?
> 6.  Are the problems of trafficking of people and contraband still occurring?
> 7.  How does Zehra overcome her challenges: PTSD, her case in trial falling 
> apart, her relationship with Paul?
> 8.  Why would a prosecutor either pursue a criminal case or dismiss it?  What 
> powers does a prosecutor have?
> 9.  Let's talk about the "maneuvering" the lawyers and judge do behind closed 
> doors?
>  
> Let me know if you'd like more discussion ideas.  Thanks, Colin
> -- 
> Author of Reprisal, and Fallout (Released June 1, 2012)  Suspense novels 
> published by North Star Press
> www.colintnelson.com