Hunger Moon, the fifth book in The Huntress/FBI Thrillers Series by Alexandra Sokoloff is on tour! Hunger Moon is an Adult, Mystery, Thriller and was published on October 24.

I had the pleasure of chatting with her about something interesting.

When I met her, I asked her  which are her seven guilty pleasures.

And here’s how our chat went. 

Guilty? I’m not someone who gets guilt-tripped easily! But I do find it a bit embarrassing how completely obsessed I am with the following:

Benedict Cumberbatch.

You got me right there. I love the guy!

He’s one of the great actors of our time, but there’s more to it – I swear, the man is catnip! I have blogged about my obsession with The Batch and have been interviewed about it in several magazines/newspapers AND for a documentary! I am constantly scheming in the back of my mind to write a part that would somehow be worthy of him.

Idris Elba. I created my Special Agent Epps around him (and a gang kid I knew when I was working in the Los Angeles County prison system) pretty much so I could have that man in my head every day and call it work .

And isn’t that one of the best sides of this job???

I could watch Elba forever as Luther and Stringer Bell… and why hasn’t he played James Bond yet???

Ian McShane. I’ve had a crush in McShane since I was just a kid watching him as Disraeli on Masterpiece Theater. I’m loving him now in American Gods. But I was forever lost to his performance as Al Swearengen in It’s that the devil archetype: a powerful, brilliant, sexual, violent man who has his own occasional staggering moments of morality and transcendence —the kind of man that draws women like moths to the flame. There’s a Beauty and the Beast undercurrent here: the monster that we just might be able to tame. I will never forgive creator David Milch for ending that series before Swearengen could have his way with Mrs. Garret —and she with him.

(Okay, now I AM starting to feel guilty. I just got married this month, I can’t be carrying on like this! So, okay, what are some guilty pleasures that AREN’T men…?)

(Not really. Food, maybe. But talking about men is so much more interesting….)

Well… there’s Kate McKinnon. This woman slays me. A comic genius, so beautiful and out of control. I crumple into a giggling inarticulate heap at virtually everything she does. I’m seriously afraid I will melt if I ever have the privilege of meeting her.

The Silence of the Lambs. I can never get enough of this brilliant book and movie. I see new themes, levels and symbols in both, every time I revisit them, which is often. In fact, I just did a thirty-five page structural analysis of the film (available to subscribers to my Screenwriting Tricks for Authors mailing list) – because I’m just that obsessed.

Fawlty Towers. Some people have comfort food. I have John Cleese. But Fawlty Towers is the series I want to curl up in bed with when I’m sick (which is rarely). Helpless laughter is incredibly healing. I am a dark person with dark tastes in general, but this to me is perfect comedy.

And speaking of comfort stuff…

Bridget Jones’ Diary. I adore this book and read it almost every Christmas, and also when I’m sick or just exhausted. Chick-Lit was never my thing at all, but this book is such a sly tribute to Pride and Prejudice as well as perfectly capturing the angst of the single woman – there’s never been another one that comes close.

Well, as you read, Alexandra is a pleasure to be around so if you want to know more about her and Hunger Moon, following the link  you can find the schedule of the Tour