Castle vs. Captain Fenna
This entry was posted on 1/15/2012 10:46 AM and is filed under In Books.
I watched a rerun of Castle on DVD last night - season #2, episode 9 "Love Me Dead," and was highly entertained to see a criminal character, Jessup, who wanted to be a locksmith. A lock master, he wants to go straight with a new career her enjoys, but needs a police letter of approval to be allowed into trade school.
In my Steampunk Smugglers tales, one of my main characters, Terrwyn Fenna, was trained as a screwsman, someone who steals by getting through locks. Along the way, she learned locksmithing as well, as did her cousin Owen Fenna, who attempted to help her into an honest life by working in his locksmith stall in Cardiff, Wales.
In the Victorian period, locksmiths weren't supposed to make keys for locks until they were certain the person asking owned the lock in question. This comes up in the second Steampunk Smugglers tale, "Captain Fenna's Dirigible Valentine," my new release!
Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/116830
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Dirigible-Valentine-Steampunk-Smugglers-ebook/dp/B006P63EDI
ARE:
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-captainfenna039sdirigiblevalentine-666405-143.html
Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/captain-fennas-dirigible-valentine-heather-hiestand/1037538858?ean=2940013784635&itm=1&usri=captain+fenna%27s+dirigible+valentine
