Pet Spotlight: Leah Konen and Farley

Writing tends to be a lonely profession. You’re in a room, on a screen, dealing with nothing but your own imagination and, in my case, twisty murder plots. When I began writing The Perfect Escape, a girls’ weekend gone wrong set in Catskill, NY, I had also just...

Allison Brennan and Her Assorted Pets

How can I write about just one of my beloved pets? It’s like asking me to write about just one of my kids … and then the other four would plot murder behind my back. I love all my kids — and animals — equally. Growing up, my mom was a dog person and I was a cat...

PET SPOTLIGHT: Zoë Sharp and Lulu

I don’t think I’ve ever come across a cat quite as grumpy as Lulu. She arrived with one of her female offspring, Tosca, as one of a ‘bonded pair’ from the local rescue centre. A tuxedo cat, beautifully marked, we hoped they’d be good company for one another. But,...