On Monday 20th November, we welcomed psychological thriller authors, Jacqueline Sutherland and AA Chaudhuri, to West Barnes Library for a #MurderInMerton event in conjunction with the Friends of West Barnes Library. We had a great evening and the authors gave us a little taster of their books with a reading each.
I wish I could remember everything that they said but there are a few key points that have stuck in my mind. I asked what came first – the secret or the overall story? Both Alex and Jac agreed that the secret came first and it had to be really good! No matter how good the overall story might be, if the secret doesn’t hook the reader, then the book won’t work. Jac also liked to keep going with the secrets until the very end of the book. Having read Twin Truths, I can assure you she does exactly that.
I was also intrigued as to how Alex managed to write six different points of view in both the past and the present day. She wrote quite extensive character bios before starting The Final Party so she knew what her characters would say and how they’d behave. It’s a feat of writing engineering that she pulls off to great aplomb.
If you’d like to read the books for yourself then click on the links below.
The Final Party by AA Chaudhuri
Twin Truths by Jacqueline Sutherland
Both books are currently a bit cheaper on Amazon so get them while you can!
Thank you so much to AA Chaudhuri and Jacqueline Sutherland for joining us. There’ll be more #MurderInMurder crime writing events in 2024.
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