A strong debut from Gill Perdue. I particularly admired the accuracy, and authenticity, with which she portrayed the effects of trauma. Young Jenny is a difficult witness, despite the special interview training of the officers. And what's going on with Detective Laura? Previously confident and competent, she is consumed by anxiety and the ghosts of the past. Can she use her personal experience to help Jenny provide the answers they so desperately need? There's a lot going on, which makes "The Interview" a gripping read. I also enjoyed the ways in which Perdue employed traditional Irish folklore to convey Jenny's dissociative coping technique.