The Afterword on the National Post website has a Q&A with crime writer Chris Knopf. Knopf's mystery series features Sam Acquillo, an ex-boxer, ex-corporate executive living in the Hamptons on Long Island.
When asked about the challenges of writing a series, Knopf replied, "The cool thing about having a cast of characters is that you have this entourage that are already there. I don't have to come up with another cop, I don't have to come up with another rich friend. I've got them. And I can develop them, which is fun, and show an arc of their experience." But it can have its limitations. "[H]ow many times can I describe (the setting) in a way that's still interesting? People say they love the setting, but I've already described it. How many words are in the English language and how many ways can I go at describing it and not seem like I'm just repeating myself?"
Knopf also reveals he's writing a spin-off series featuring Sam's lawyer, Jackie Swaitkowski.
[MBN note: Knopf's third novel in the Sam Acquillo series, Head Wounds, was listed as one of our best mysteries of 2008. Read our review here: Head Wounds by Chris Knopf. The fourth mystery in the series, Hard Stop, which we'll also be reviewing, is scheduled for publication next month.]
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