Why I Love Writing Cozies

by Marilyn Levinson/Allison Brook

There are various the explanation why I like writing cozy mysteries. It was such enjoyable to create the city of Clover Ridge, Connecticut, for the Haunted Library collection, a picturesque city with a big Inexperienced in its heart, that I full of enjoyable characters, lots of whom appeared in e-book after e-book–so long as they weren’t murdered or a assassin.

Carrie Singleton, the pinnacle of applications and occasions on the Clover Ridge Library, is my sleuth within the Haunted Library collection. Over the course of the eight books within the collection, Carrie evolves from somebody who feels misplaced and rootless to turning into a assured, confident individual and an lively member of her neighborhood. She develops friendships, helps folks with issues, and falls in love with Dylan Avery. Carrie has many adventures and solves a number of homicides with assistance from her ghostly pal Evelyn Havers, and Dylan, an investigator skilled to retrieve stolen art work and gems. In Booked on Homicide, the eighth and last e-book within the collection, Carrie and Dylan have an exquisite marriage ceremony after the most important journey of their lives.

Other than writing about homicide and mayhem, writing a comfortable thriller collection gives me the chance to discover a variety of matters and present points. They differ from the present fad of pet homeowners who gown their canine and cats in costumes, to the issue of how greatest to take care of the disruptive few amongst these looking for shelter in libraries through the chilly months of the 12 months and disturb patrons. In Buried within the Stacks, the third e-book within the collection, Carrie takes half in a city plan that units up a spot that provides a day program to individuals who have nowhere else to go.

One in all my favourite facets of penning this collection has been delving into my characters’ relationships with each other. Carrie grew up in a dysfunctional family––her father was a thief, and her mom was self-absorbed and in no way maternal. She is cautious about getting near different folks. Over the course of the eight books, Carrie makes many friendships and learns to belief her emotions for Dylan. She additionally spends time with every of her mother and father , who are actually divorced. There’s some distrust and some misunderstandings, however over time Carrie’s relationships together with her mom and her father ultimately enhance.

Final however not least is the paranormal component that I’ve launched on this collection. Evelyn Havers, the ghost within the Haunted Library collection, used to work as an aide within the library. She is the one who convinces Carrie to not flip down the place of head of applications and occasions when Carrie decides it’s time to go away city. Having lived in Clover Ridge all her life, Evelyn is aware of the residents and is a superb supply of data when Carrie is investigating a homicide––except the assassin simply is perhaps Evelyn’s personal niece or nephew. Evelyn’s position is that of guardian angel of the folks of Clover Ridge, and she or he carries this out by Carrie, the one grownup who can talk together with her. Typically she asks Carrie to assist an individual in want, and Carrie is blissful to oblige. As Evelyn and Carrie develop nearer, Evelyn typically gives Carrie private recommendation. Finally, she feels that Carrie is the daughter she and her husband by no means had.

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A former Spanish instructor, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, suspense, and novels for teenagers. Her books have obtained many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library collection. Demise Overdue, the primary within the collection, was an Agatha nominee for Finest Up to date Novel in 2018. Different mysteries embrace the Golden Age of Thriller Guide Membership collection, the Twin Lakes collection, and Giving Up the Ghost. Her suspense novel, Come Residence to Demise, was launched April 30, 2024. Harmful Relations shall be republished in 2025.
Marilyn’s juvenile novel, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, was an Worldwide Studying Affiliation-Kids’s Guide Council Kids’s Alternative and has come out in a brand new version. Rufus and the Witch’s Drudge, the second within the collection, got here out this 12 months as did the brand new version of her YA horror, The Satan’s Pawn.
Marilyn lives on Lengthy Island, the place lots of her books happen. She loves touring, studying, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, chatting on FaceTime together with her grandkids, and taking part in together with her kittens, Romeo and Juliet.

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