I started work on Death in the Stacks, book seven in the series, in
January of this year. I found that old excitement returning, and the characters
started to flow and come to life to such an extent that they once again took
over and wrote the book almost by themselves.
In this book, I return to the roots of the Rhi novels, with all of the story taking place in the village of New Belgium. Along with all of the old reliable characters; Rhi, Didi, Mick,
Stan, Matt, Tabby, Jennifer, Sgt. LeCaptain, Hairy Mary, Phoebe Keith, Kelly
MacGuire, Charles Hungtington Gore, Paul Pavalik, Eunice, Fayne, Maida, Mr.
Sheriff, and others, some new characters will be introduced. New actors such as
the dishy aristocratic Phillip Plum, the crabby library janitor Davis
Bumblecross, the mysterious Hans Jorgenson, and the ghostly spinster librarian
Ivy Lee will take the stage. Also, look out for a few villainous mob members to
make the scene. And when one of them, who also happens to be the president of
the library board, ends up dead beneath the stories of true crime in the library
morgue , it’s hard to discover the exact cause of death. Why was he poisoned,
stabbed, shot, and coshed on the head with a candlestick in the library? Is it a
diabolical game of Clue or just a very thorough mob murder? How many potential
killers are there? The suspects and the red herrings fly as Rhiannon tries to
ferret out the villain.
The new book will be a spicy dish, served up with several twists at the end to keep things interesting. Even though Rhiannon is now married to hunky Stan, she still communicates with the steamy, dreamy, sexy Mick. No Rhiannon book is complete without Mick, even if he is only there in her imagination! Along with plenty of red herrings, there will be intricate plot twists, send up humor, and plenty of Rhi’s smart aleck one liners. There will be
a reversion to the old familiar plot theme of Rhiannon in imminent danger at the
hands of multiple villains. Rhiannon will once again go undercover in disguise,
this time as the hilarious mob grandmother, Mama Z. This book will be much
longer than Death in a Union Jack, with a few extra threads woven into the plot.
I’m looking forward to writing every chapter. The time of year will be very
early spring, a time of year that we have not explored in any of the Rhiannon
novels as yet. And as everyone knows, spring in the north country can be
surprising, deceptive, and mercurial—rather like Rhiannon
herself!
January of this year. I found that old excitement returning, and the characters
started to flow and come to life to such an extent that they once again took
over and wrote the book almost by themselves.
In this book, I return to the roots of the Rhi novels, with all of the story taking place in the village of New Belgium. Along with all of the old reliable characters; Rhi, Didi, Mick,
Stan, Matt, Tabby, Jennifer, Sgt. LeCaptain, Hairy Mary, Phoebe Keith, Kelly
MacGuire, Charles Hungtington Gore, Paul Pavalik, Eunice, Fayne, Maida, Mr.
Sheriff, and others, some new characters will be introduced. New actors such as
the dishy aristocratic Phillip Plum, the crabby library janitor Davis
Bumblecross, the mysterious Hans Jorgenson, and the ghostly spinster librarian
Ivy Lee will take the stage. Also, look out for a few villainous mob members to
make the scene. And when one of them, who also happens to be the president of
the library board, ends up dead beneath the stories of true crime in the library
morgue , it’s hard to discover the exact cause of death. Why was he poisoned,
stabbed, shot, and coshed on the head with a candlestick in the library? Is it a
diabolical game of Clue or just a very thorough mob murder? How many potential
killers are there? The suspects and the red herrings fly as Rhiannon tries to
ferret out the villain.
The new book will be a spicy dish, served up with several twists at the end to keep things interesting. Even though Rhiannon is now married to hunky Stan, she still communicates with the steamy, dreamy, sexy Mick. No Rhiannon book is complete without Mick, even if he is only there in her imagination! Along with plenty of red herrings, there will be intricate plot twists, send up humor, and plenty of Rhi’s smart aleck one liners. There will be
a reversion to the old familiar plot theme of Rhiannon in imminent danger at the
hands of multiple villains. Rhiannon will once again go undercover in disguise,
this time as the hilarious mob grandmother, Mama Z. This book will be much
longer than Death in a Union Jack, with a few extra threads woven into the plot.
I’m looking forward to writing every chapter. The time of year will be very
early spring, a time of year that we have not explored in any of the Rhiannon
novels as yet. And as everyone knows, spring in the north country can be
surprising, deceptive, and mercurial—rather like Rhiannon
herself!