Sometimes the best way to know a person is by asking questions, where you can learn more about what makes them tick. Let’s see what Mosey has to say with her answers below.

What is your full name?
Anne Moseby Frye, but everyone calls me Mosey.

How old are you?
Thirty-seven.

What is your profession?
I sell real estate for Shepherd Realty, but that’s because I’m stuck in Hembree, the town where I was born. Hembree is a sleepy little town, and my dreams of becoming a psychologist or an opera singer are unlikely to come to fruition here.

Do you have a significant other?
Yes.

What is their name and profession?
Robert Ellison. He teaches anthropology at Blanchard, the local college.

Do you have any children?
No.

Do you have any siblings?
No, sadly.

Are your parents nearby?
Well, both are dead, but my father Ellis Frye makes an appearance on occasion.

Who is your best friend?
Nadia Abboud.

Do you have cats, dogs, or other pets?
No, but some of my fellow characters do. Gus Olivera picked up his adorable gray cat Grim Milly Grimalkin at a crime scene.

What town do you live in?
Hembree, Arkansas, a little town in the Arkansas Delta, on the Mississippi River, north of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

What type of dwelling do you own or rent?
An old Victorian house in the Historic District.

What is your favorite spot in your home?
The kitchen, I guess, though I don’t spend a lot of time there.

What is your favorite meal and dessert?
The seafood buffet at the Yacht Club. My favorite dessert is my friend Saffron Smiley’s lemon meringue pie.

Do you have any hobbies?
Sleuthing.

What music do you listen to?
Opera, juke, and jazz, mainly.

What is your favorite color?
I love pinks and blues.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
New Orleans is hands down my first pick for a getaway. There’s something about wandering through the cobblestone streets of the Vieux Carré and stopping into shops, galleries, and cozy bars that truly speaks to my soul. The next time I go, I’m making it a point to visit the apothecary museum. I want to see the little “apothecary” container of old medicinal herbs that Olivera discovered while investigating the crime scene at St. Mary of the Angels, where Ninon Bilyeu was killed, bless her soul.

Are you a morning or night person?
Morning is good for getting work out of the way, but I truly come to life at night, my favorite time for socializing with Robert and our friends.

What is your idea of a really fun time?
Hanging out with Robert, his colleague Hugh Jessup, and Nadia at the Tavernette or Al’s Supper Club, especially when we’re hashing out a new murder case.

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
What about “Unlocking Homes and Mysteries: The Life of Mosey Frye, Real Estate Agent Extraordinaire”? 🤭

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
Amateur sleuth. I work alongside police chief Lieutenant Gustavo Olivera, though he is unlikely to recognize my existence, let alone acknowledge my help.

What is a typical day in your life like?
Whenever there’s a murder, I’m likely to be the first to know, seeing as I always discover the corpse. That’s when I start getting in touch with friends and relatives, like my step-aunt Carlotta Humphrey, who took over Frye, Frye, and Humphrey after my daddy passed away. She and her secretary, Dot Cowsley, have an archive going back decades to my granddaddy’s time. It’s filled with all sorts of information on the old Hembree families. Plus, Dot, who’s well into her seventies, knows more juicy secrets than you simply can believe.

My friend Nadia, the manager at Abboud Antiques, always lends a hand, even against her better judgement. She’s brilliant. I often joke how I love having an encyclopedia for a friend. Every now and then, Robert and Hugh, with their expertise in archaeology and forensics, pitch in to extract bones from an old cistern or analyze a random lock of hair. And, of course, there is Saffron Smiley, my colleague at Shepherd Realty. She hesitates to involve herself in my tomfooleries, but she’s a very savvy lady and will sometimes drop a hint that points me in the right direction.

In between snooping, I’ve been known to sell a house or two. Like Waite House, where cotton broker Delaney Crump got shot. Or Morris House. That’s where Gus Olivera discovered a hidden cellar full of really creepy artifacts that turned this little village upside down. I didn’t sell the Hansbrough estate or Larkspur Plantation, but I managed the property transfers when the owners passed away, one from natural causes and the other from a stab wound.

At some point during the day, you might find me hanging out at the Tavernette or the Jeremiah Java Café out on Little Smith, while at night, Robert and I tend to hit Al’s Supper Club or the Yacht Club, especially on a Wednesday night. Then it’s home to our old house and a good night’s snooze in the same bed I slept in as a child.

The House with a Secret Cellar: A Mosey Frye Mystery, Book 6
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: February 2025
Format: Print, Digital
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Soon after real estate agent Mosey Frye closes on Morris House, the new owner discovers a menacing figure lurking in the garden. What begins as a simple snooping incident leads to a chilling find in the tool shed, followed by the discovery of a hidden cellar brimming with dusty old books, an antiquated typewriter, and a table set with playing cards and poker chips.

As Chief Gus Olivera delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers several Spanish colonial paintings stashed behind a bookcase. Sensing a possible connection between the poker game and the stashed artwork, Olivera, with Mosey at his side, plunges into the dark history of the town’s most prominent citizenry and unearths secrets that bring a shadowy past to light.

About the author
Kay Pritchett, a native of Greenville, Mississippi, threw herself into fiction writing a few years back and has wrapped up six books in the Mosey Frye Mystery series. As a mystery writer, she delights in blending the charming wit of amateur sleuth Mosey Frye with the suave sophistication of police chief Gus Olivera. She’s all about sprinkling her mystery novels with lively banter, highlighting the dynamic interactions between Mosey and her trusty sidekick Nadia, as well as the intriguing dialogues between Olivera and sharp-witted coroner Eads McGinnis. Her goal? To transport readers into the thrilling world of an Agatha Christie whodunit, but with a delightful twist—think verandas and paddle boats! Murder in High Cotton (2022), inspired by childhood memories of the Delta, anthologizes her first short mystery novels. She launched her full-length novels, The Summer House at Larkspur (Book #4) and The Incident at Sunny Banks (Book #5), soon after in 2023. The House with a Secret Cellar (Book #6) will be released on February 17, 2025. Kay lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with her husband, Christopher J. Huggard.