At the start of my latest Swiss mystery, A Fondness for Truth, Andi Eberhart is riding her bicycle home from curling practice when she is killed in a hit-and-run. Since her death turns out to be murder, readers hoping to solve the crime will want to learn more about Andi.
There wasn’t supposed to be a third book. I mean, a second Sherlock Holmes book made sense, because I had already written it, lo these many years ago, as a screenplay. So my second book actually inspired my first one. that was alright. That was cool.
THE PRICE YOU PAY is my most autobiographical novel to date.
Cozy protagonists aren’t supposed to have secrets, and cozy mysteries aren’t supposed to be controversial. But my new cozy, THE NEST breaks these conventions.
All documentary filmmakers exist in a paradox. As they comb over the great fascinations of our world, capturing the beauty and sadness and absurdity and wonder all around us, there is a tug of war going on constantly in their heads. The tension is between art and truth.
Whenever I set out to write a new novel, I do the same thing so many other authors do. And when I’ve finally finished procrastinating, I get to work. With my new series, a common theme was kicked off by two major things. To give a little context, the first in...
