What is the working title of your next book? “DEATH OF A DYER” is the final title of the second book.

Where did the idea come from for the book? I had a lot of loose ends to tie up after my first book. Since I am interested in textiles, I thought it would be fun to use dyes and dyeing as a piece of the background. *

What genre does your book fall under? Historical Murder Mystery *

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? Wow, this is tough. I think David Wenham (Faramir in The Lord of the Rings) and Scarlett Johansson.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? Rees returns to his home town, which he fled several years previously, and investigates the death of a childhood friend.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? Minotaur will be publishing this one too.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? The first draft took me about 6 – 9 months but the revisions took several months more.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? I love historical mysteries and I aspire to write as well as Barbara Hambly and Anne Perry.