A Word With Susan Elia MacNeal

Why do you write the genre that you write?You know, I was inspired to write Mr. Churchill’s Secretary during a trip to the Cabinet War Rooms in London (where the British ran their response to World War II), so I really just saw it as a mystery/thriller. I didn’t think...

A Word With Debra H. Goldstein

Why do you write the genre that you write?When I was a litigator and then a judge, I traveled quite a bit. I found that cozy mysteries and biographies were the two types of books that relaxed me, and that I could read quickly on airplanes. Because a good cozy mystery...

A Word with Patricia Sargeant / Olivia Matthews

Why do you write the genre that you write?Hi, Dru! Thank you so very much for inviting me to participate in this interview. I appreciate the opportunity. There are so many reasons I enjoy the mystery genre. I love the puzzles. I love creating a world in which when...

A Word With Lois Winston

Why do you write the genre that you write?The world needs both more laughter and more happy endings these days. I may not have the power to mete out justice in real life, but I can do it in my fiction. The bad guys need to pay for their evil misdeeds; the good guys...

A Word With Carlene O’Connor

Why do you write the genre that you write?It was originally an offer from my publisher asking if I wanted to write a cozy murder mystery series for him set in England. I told him I did not know enough about England to set a murder mystery there but then I paused and...

A Word With Amanda Flower

Why do you write the genre that you write?I have loved mysteries since I was a child. It’s what I always read, and I never really considered another genre. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters has?In the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries one of my characters is...