The Family Genius mysteries were conceived in the tradition of tall tales with a soupçon of satire and a dash of dry humor. Do not expect reality, or even CSI.
The timeline for Ana’s stories takes place over a period of roughly a year—an election year. Unfortunately, I’m not capable of writing fast enough to produce an entire series of books within that same interval. So the series will not take place in real time. Current events and technology will remain static even though changes have multiplied since I conceived the original concept—and occur rapidly every day that I write.
Anyone with a modicum of political knowledge will realize that ten years after 9/11/01 does not correspond with a Senator Paul Rose—or anyone similar—running for office. All characters are fictional and entirely the product of my warped imagination.