1–What is the title of your latest release? MURDER MOST ROYAL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Queen Elizabeth II solves a Christmas crime at Sandringham, when she recognizes the ring on a severed hand. This time, it’s personal. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The first book in my series took place at Windsor Castle. Then it was Buckingham Palace and Balmoral. I’m following the Queen through her traditional year, so it was natural to end up at her Norfolk seaside estate of Sandringham. However, I had no idea North Norfolk was so beautiful and evocative, with its beaches and nature reserves, old churches, and little flint cottages. It was a joy to set the book there, and it gave me the idea for the murder and all the themes of the novel – which talk about our love of the land, who owns it, and our need to look after it for future generations. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? In a heartbeat. Obviously, that’s not possible anymore. But I interviewed to work as her assistant private secretary in the 1990s and it was the job…