Changing horses in midstream is generally a course of action that’s advised against.

Some of the best ideas are born from a misunderstanding. Like mishearing a song lyric, what we think is there can often be better than what actually is.

I don’t write from a premise. I generally start with two or three (usually incompatible) ideas that are bugging me and then ask: How can I build a story out of this mess?

Murder at the Beauty Pageant is book 12 in the best-selling Miss Underhay series. Set in 1930’s Devon, England the mysteries have a golden age feel, and are based in the area around Greenaway, Agatha Christie’s home. All of the books can be read as standalones,...

A number of years ago – never mind what number – my editor asked me if I’d like to start another series, something else that would have a paranormal bent to it. But it shouldn’t just involve regular walking-around people. She has one unbreakable caveat, however: “NO ZOMBIES!”

Frederick Forsyth’s Edgar Award-winning thriller, The Day of the Jackal, inspired me to write.