Crime novelist Karin Slaughter recently sat down to discuss her latest Will Trent thriller Fallen with Jane Dentinger, Editor-in-Chief of Mystery Guild. We've embedded the interview below.
Though several topics are covered, we took particular note of Slaughter's comments about characters:
If it doesn't feel right or organic it just can't happen. I think the reader can sense when you're not 100% into it. I want my readers to know that I am totally committed to these characters, not just for one book but for the long term.
She is so right. Though we haven't read Fallen, we did read and review her previous book featuring the Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent, Broken, saying in part, "How these three [primary] characters react to finding the body, and their subsequent actions, is a study in contrasts. There are myriad interpersonal relationships involved, and the author handles the complexity of these as an extension of the investigation of the murder. It is exceptionally well done."
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Crime Novelist Karin Slaughter Discusses Fallen with Mystery Guild
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment