If you are going to write crime books, it's best to not be a criminal. It will look suspicious.
The Detroit News has an article this morning about a local mystery novelist who killed her own father. They're of course looking through her old books for clues:
I have to hand it to her that she knows how to pack for being a criminal:
"Police say she planned the shooting and escape, filling the trunk of her Subaru Impreza with books to read while on the lam" I'm curious to know what her running-from-the-law reading list was.
The novels are grim mysteries that feature freakish families dealing with all manner of violence.If you read the article, it talks about how she's basically confessed the whole thing so looks like a pretty open-and-shut case.
Fathers fare poorly. They're depicted as alcoholics who abuse their children physically and sexually. They beat and cheat on their wives.
She has said the books aren't autobiographical.
I have to hand it to her that she knows how to pack for being a criminal:
"Police say she planned the shooting and escape, filling the trunk of her Subaru Impreza with books to read while on the lam" I'm curious to know what her running-from-the-law reading list was.