Q&A with John Farrow (Trevor Ferguson)

From my Q&A with John Farrow, author of Roar Back: What’s in a name? A lot went into naming Émile Cinq-Mars. Although he’s become the central detective in a series of novels, initially he had to carry a big book and I was searching for a unique and impressive moniker. He’s French, but it’s a rare surname in the language. Its origins are unknown, and that’s been useful. Some say it derives from