1–What is the title of your latest release? THE PARIS MYSTERY   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A sexy Agatha Christie-style mystery set in the glamour of pre-war Paris. Read with Champagne.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted it to be in that naïve, heady time between the wars in Paris when the food, the fashion and the parties were all about giddy decadence. It was my escape from the reality of two years lockdown.   4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? She’s based on one of my best friends—a foreign correspondent—so absolutely!   5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Smart and intuitive   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That it’s tricky writing a tight mystery in one timeline.   7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Bit of both. I’m not entirely sure whodunnit until I get to the end, which requires rewriting sometimes!   8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Dinner with friends at a great wine bar with an innovative menu.   9–Describe your writing space/office! Currently it’s at our dining…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE FRENCH GIFT 2–What is it about? THE FRENCH GIFT is a dual time-line story of female friendship, longing and sacrifice through war and loss, bringing together the present and the past. The story begins with Margot Bisset—a French maid on the Riviera—who is convicted of murder after a glamorous party takes a surprising turn. She is interned in a German rayon factory, and develops an unlikely friendship with the brilliant writer and resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. In a German WWII rayon factory, two female prisoners support one another—and others—in horrific circumstances and form an unbreakable bond. In her later years, Joséphine Murant retires to the Riviera and continues the career she has built as an international bestselling mystery writer. Overlaying this is a contemporary storyline: the healing, hunt-for-truth story of Evie—and her 17-year-old-son Hugo—as they try to make peace and heal following the tragic death of beloved father/husband, Rafael, two years ago.   Mother and son decide to summer at an old family house in the Riviera—inherited from Rafael’s great-aunt Joséphine Murant—to help local museum director—the handsome and gentle Clément Dumas—prepare a retrospective exhibition. Together they hunt for a missing manuscript that…