Beth Rivers sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know her better. Are you ready? Beth, take it away!

What is your full name?
Beth Rivers AKA Elizabeth Fairchild, thriller writer.

How old are you?
31

What is your profession?
Thriller writer, but in Alaska I also run the local weekly paper called The Petition.

Do you have a significant other?
No.

Do you have any children?
No.

Do you have any siblings?
No.

Are your parents nearby?
At the moment I have no idea where my parents are. My dad disappeared when I was seven, and my mother is currently on the run from the law.

Who is your best friend?
Now – probably my landlord Viola, but my grandfather was my best friend until he died when I was sixteen.

Do you have any pets?
Maybe soon.

What town do you live in?
Benedict, Alaska.

Do you live in a small town or a big city?
As small as it can get.

What type of dwelling do you own or rent?
I live in a halfway house for female felons, though I moved in by choice not because I’d broken the law.

What is your favorite spot in your home?
My room.

What is your favorite meal and dessert?
Probably cheeseburgers and banana cream pie.

Do you have any hobbies?
I’m trying to get in shape.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
I’ve never done vacations. Until I ran away to Alaska, I spent most of my time in Missouri working.

What is your idea of a really fun time?
Writing, looking at crime scene pictures back when my grandfather was alive and the local police chief.

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
Unexpected Diversions.

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
Amateur and I work with Benedict’s police chief Gril and his deputy, a park ranger named Donner.

What is a typical day in your life like in general and when you are on a case?
Very few people in Benedict know I’m a thriller writer, but I spend my time in an old hunting shed, allegedly working on The Petition. I do spend time on the paper, but I also write my books. The Alaska weather can be a challenge so when I am “on a case,” I have to take that and the remote location into account. I work out some, and I enjoy Benedict’s small town with its one restaurant and one bar. I read and I write a lot. You’d think it would be a simple existence, but my life is fuller than it’s ever been.

Dark Night, An Alaska Wild Mystery #3
Genre: Traditional
Release: December 2021
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Dark Night marks the third book in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series from Paige Shelton, in which Benedict, Alaska is met with some unexpected visitors. . .and then disappearances.

Winter is falling in the remote town of Benedict, Alaska, and with the cold comes a mysterious guest. The dreaded “census man,” seemingly innocuous, is an unwelcome presence to those members of this secretive community who would prefer to keep their business to themselves. Meanwhile, thriller writer Beth Rivers has received her own unexpected company: her mother. The last Beth heard, Mill Rivers had gone underground in the lower forty-eight, in search of Beth’s kidnapper, and Beth can’t help but be a little alarmed at her appearance: If Mill was able to track down her daughter, who knows who else might be able to?

Beth doesn’t have time to ponder this for long, after a battered woman stumbles into the town bar one night, and her husband is found dead the next morning. Suspicions immediately turn to the census man, but when he, too, goes missing, everyone in Benedict―including the police chief―is suspected, and Beth and Mill must work to uncover the truth.

About the author
Paige Shelton had a nomadic childhood, as her father’s job as a football coach took her family to seven different towns before she was even twelve years old. After college at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, she moved to Salt Lake City. She thought she’d only stay a couple years, but instead she fell in love with the mountains and a great guy who became her husband. After many decades in Utah, she and her family moved to Arizona. She writes the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series and the Alaska Wild series. Her other series include the Farmers’ Market, Cooking School, and Dangerous Type mystery series.

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