I’ve done a few of these now and I’ve been puzzling over how to make this Spotlight different. I could tell you that my 31st book, Where the Bodies Are Berried, #10 in my Cranberry Cove Series, just came out. I still can’t believe I get to write books let alone thirty-one! My first books were published by what was then Berkeley Prime Crime. The logo was a bloody handprint on the spine. I remember going in bookstores on my lunch hour, seeing those books and thinking one day I want my name on one of those. I can’t believe it’s actually come true!
And now, I thought I’d do a Q&A highlighting a few things about my various books.
Favorite Series I’ve Written: My Murder, She Reported series. It’s set in New York City in 1938. Researching the details for the books was so much fun—finding a floor plan for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel so I would know where the ladies room was on the ballroom floor (where my victim is murdered); pouring over details of the 1939 New York World’s Fair including the pool where Billy Rose staged his Aquacade musical (and where my victim is found dead, floating in the water) ; reading all about the “Long Island Express” the terrible storm that took the east coast by surprise causing untold damage and loss of life (and nearly covering up the murder of my victim).
Favorite Research Trip: Visiting a cranberry farm in South Haven, MI to witness a cranberry harvest firsthand for my Cranberry Cove Series. I also startled the tour guide when I asked him what they would do if a body floated up in the bog!
Favorite Character: Impossible to pick! I love all my characters and can’t single out a favorite. That would be like asking which of my children was my favorite.
Series That Made Me Laugh: My Lucille Series actually made me laugh out loud on occasion as I put my character Lucille Mazzarella in humorous situations.
Series That Allowed Me to Travel: My Open Book Series written as Margaret Loudon, although it was only armchair travel to England. And I wouldn’t have been able to visit my setting, the town of Upper Chumley-on-Stoke, since it was purely fictional.
Most Unusual Murder Method: In Steamed to Death from my Gourmet De-Lite Series, the victim is drugged and trapped in an overheating steam cabinet.
Now for my question for you: what is your favorite location to visit vicariously through the books you read?
GIVEAWAY!
I am giving away one e-book copy of Where the Bodies Are Berried to one person who comments below--what is your favorite location to visit vicariously through the books you read?
As Sassamanash Farms hunkers down for the long winter, Monica agrees to let the local animal shelter host their Christmas-themed fundraiser there. The draw of the event—a chance to have your pet’s picture taken with Santa—brings in animal lovers from far and wide. But when the crackling fire dies down and the festive holiday props are all carted away, Monica discovers a very un-jolly sight next to the barn—the dead body of one of the shelter’s biggest donors. With the farm’s good name in jeopardy, Monica goes to work to root out the killer.
By all accounts the victim was a charming and generous supporter of the shelter, but Monica discovers that he was loathed by those who knew him for being tight-fisted and unscrupulous. Suspecting money might be the motive, she turns her sights on his stylish wife and her lavish lifestyle, along with the manager of the struggling shelter, who stood to collect a hefty bequest from his will. But as Monica closes in on one final clue, the culprit closes in on her. Caught unawares, she’ll have to survive the brutal winter weather, as well as a cold-blooded killer . . .
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A former Jersey girl, Peg now resides in Michigan with her husband. She is the author of numerous cozy mystery series including the Open Book (writing as Margaret Loudon), Murder, She Reported, Cranberry Cove, the Farmer's Daughter, Gourmet De-Lite, the Lucille series and Sweet Nothings Lingerie (written as Meg London). When she’s not writing, you’ll find her either cooking, reading or spoiling her granddaughters and grandson.
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