Talking Mysteries on The Lowdown

Jeannette de Beauvoir joined Ira Wood on WOMR’s The Lowdown to discuss her latest Sydney Riley mystery, Trafficking in Murder, and the craft of writing mysteries.

The conversation covers the novel’s Cape Cod setting, its focus on Mashpee and Wampanoag communities, and its exploration of human trafficking and missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Jeannette also discusses:

  • developing Sidney Riley across eleven novels

  • writing from character rather than following a detailed outline

  • planting clues and red herrings

  • creating believable antagonists

  • revising plot and continuity

  • working with beta readers

  • researching Indigenous communities and trafficking

  • maintaining a daily writing routine

Listen to the interview on WOM

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