Behind the Book: Joanne Jackson

My husband’s grandmother, when, after the death of her husband, was faced with having to make her own way in the world, began to rent out rooms in her three-story house as a means of making money to provide for her two small children.

Behind the Book: Why Curling?

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.

Behind The Book: Kill Show

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.