On today's episode, we interviewed author Ann Claire about her book Dead and Gondola
(Bantam Books 11/22). It is the first in her Christie Bookshop Mystery series.
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Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter. She’s recently returned to her tiny Colorado
hometown to run her family’s historic bookshop with her elder sister, Meg, and their beloved cat,
Agatha. Perched in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain road,
the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing
reading lounge. At least, until trouble blows in with a wintry whiteout. A man is found dead on
the gondola, and a rockslide throws the town into lockdown—no one in, no one out.
The victim was a mysterious stranger who’d visited the bookshop. At the time, his only blunders
had been disrupting a book club and leaving behind a first-edition Agatha Christie novel, written
under a pseudonym. However, once revealed, the man’s identity shocks the town. Motives and
secrets swirl like the snow, but when the police narrow in on the sisters’ close friends, the
Christies have to act.
Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat, Ellie and Meg know a lot about
mysteries and realize they must summon their inner Miss Marple to trek through a blizzard of
clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter.
Ann Claire earned degrees in geography, which took her across the world. Now Claire lives with
her geographer husband in Colorado, where the mountains beckon from their kitchen windows.
When she’s not writing, you can find her hiking, gardening, herding housecats, and enjoying a
good mystery, especially one by Agatha Christie. She is on Instagram @annclaireauthor or on
the Penguin Random House author page. Https://penguinrandomhouse.com/annclaire
TRIVIA:
Last week's question was:
Gregg Hurwitz received the Harvard Undergraduate-Scholar Award for what?
a. Chess
b. Boxing
c. Pole vault
d. Croquet
The answer is c. Pole Vault. He was the undergraduate scholar-athlete of the year at Harvard
for pole vaulting and played college soccer in England, where he was a Knox Fellow.[4]
This week's question is:
Author Elly Griffiths received inspiration for Her Ruth Galloway serief from?
a. Relatives
b. Neighbors
c. Street names
d. Friends from school
Good luck!