A Word With Mary Ellen Hughes

Why do you write the genre that you write?I’ve always loved mysteries, but cozy mysteries appealed to me in particular because I could identify with my protagonist. So far my main characters have always been female and have had jobs and family that I could draw on to...

A Word With Trish Esden

Why do you write the genre that you write?I love writing twisty contemporary mysteries that explore the secretive and adrenaline-charged underbelly of the Vermont antique and art world because it allows me to take my experiences as an antique dealer and weave them...

A Word With David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Why do you write the genre that you write?First of all, I love reading crime fiction! Ever since I was a small child and borrowing my father’s spy novels, I’ve been dedicated to the genre. Whether it’s the dark noir of Jim Thompson or the classic work of Chandler,...

A Word with Julie Hennrikus

Why do you write the genre that you write?I write what I love to read, traditional and cozy mysteries. I cut my teeth on Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown and Agatha Christie, and have been in love with the genre ever since. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your...

A Word With Karen Odden

Why do you write the genre that you write?I write mysteries because I can create life-and-death stakes for a character that also gesture to life-and-death stakes for a culture. Mysteries are about justice and truth; and I think the difficulties of finding justice in a...

A Word With Teresa Michael

Why do you write the genre that you write?I have loved mysteries since I first read Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, so what better genre to write than what I love to read. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has?Ida Sullivan is Libby Marshall’s, the...