I’ve always imagined it would be hard if one was more successful than the other, and am struck by the grace with which the lesser known author handles their spouse’s fame. And I love writing couples––reading about how they share their work, and their lives, on and off the page. JTE: Mine, too! Writers are so deliciously screwed up in so many ways. Why did you choose to write a thriller about writers? It’s fun to see how far it came from that initial lightning bolt.ĬBTB: If you could describe LIE TO ME in three adjectives, which would you choose?ĬBTB: There’s a special place in my heart for crime books that involve the literary world. But as you know, that’s not what the story is about. There are several passages in the book that were written in the cafés of Paris, or sitting by the Seine, or in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Almost immediately, an idea hit me, about a broken-down writer who’s moved to Paris to save herself by writing a novel and gets embroiled in a murder. Ellison: I hate to embody the cliché, a writer in Paris, but on a trip for my birthday, I sat down with my notebook, started people watching, and mentioned to my husband how fabulous it would be to live there for a while. Crime by the Book: Let’s start at the beginning: what inspired you to write LIE TO ME?
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