Featured Interview With Marian Exall
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I write mysteries. Like my heroine Sarah McKinney, I was born and raised in the UK, and moved to the US. I lived in Atlanta for nearly thirty years before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2006. Also like Sarah, I was a lawyer before I took up writing fulltime. I am married with two adult children and one large dog.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always been a voracious and even indiscriminate reader. There was never a time I didn’t have my head stuck in a book.
According to family lore, I asked Father Christmas for exercize books in which to record my stories when I was five years old. I don’t remember. I took up writing again — articles for professional and trade periodicals, a blog on human resources compliance — about fifteen years ago. Since retiring from the practice of law, I have written only fiction
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Favorite authors: Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Hilary Mantel, Kate Atkinson, Tana French, Sarah Waters.
Favorite genre: mystery! Next favorite genre: historical fiction
PD James and Ruth Rendell have been my inspirations for mystery writing. Also the Scandinavians: Henning Markell, Jo Nesbo, Steig Larssen
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My debut novel “A Slippery Slope” is set in London, Atlanta and on the high seas. Sarah McKinney, lawyer and international mediator, is struck by a stray bullet. When she meets the intended target she is drawn into a search for the hidden assets of Middle Eastern strong men.
Kirkus Reviews called it a “well-paced engrossing mystery” and a “suspenseful, intelligent debut.”
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