Grab a cup of tea and settle in for a cozy chat! 🫖📖

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Allison Brook, author of the beloved Haunted Library Mystery series! We talk all things cozy mysteries—from creating memorable characters and crafting intriguing whodunits to the inspiration behind her stories and what it’s like bringing a mystery series to life.

If you love libraries, small-town mysteries, amateur sleuths, a touch of the paranormal, and plenty of cozy charm, this conversation is for you! 👻📚🔍 ✨

In this interview, we chat about:

📚 Allison Brook’s journey as a mystery author

🔎 The inspiration behind the Haunted Library Mystery series and writing a librarian sleuther

👻 Mixing paranormal elements with traditional cozy mystery expectations

✍️ Her writing and plotting process

🕵️ Creating clues, details, redherrings, suspects, and satisfying mysteries 📖 Cozy mystery books, characters, and storytelling

☕ The Book 'Outliers'

ABOUT ALLISON BROOK A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers. As Allison Brook, Marilyn writes the Haunted Library mystery series, which has received many accolades. Death Overdue, the first book in ther series,was an Agatha nomination for Best Contemporary Novel, a Library Journal "Pick of the Month" and on Goodreads' list of the 200 "Most Popular Books Published in October 2017. The Devil's Pawn, is a horror-suspense YA that will give you chills but leave you smiling when you've read the last page. Her Golden Age of Mystery Book Club mysteries have received many wonderful reviews. Murder a la Christie, the first in the series, was a King Rivers Life Magazine's "Best of 2014" and on Book Town's 2014 Summer Mystery Reading List. Marilyn loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren, Olivia and Jack, on FaceTime. She is co-founder and past president of the Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime.

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