I grew up in a house full of readers where everyone’s favorite pastime was to gather around the fireplace and read, talk about books, or read aloud from books such as The Hound of the Baskervilles. Gradually I became aware that some of my parents’ favorite books were mysteries, but I didn’t really understand why until I started to write one.
Traditional mysteries are layered puzzles, like archaeological digs. The best ones are rich in character and setting, hard to put down but…
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