“Person of Interest” by Theresa Schwegel

Tell Santa I want books by Theresa Schwegel for Christmas.

Janet Maslin reviewed Schwegel’s newest, Person of Interest, on the front page of the NY Times Arts & Leisure section on December 10. Mere books rarely make it to that rarified journalistic real estate. Schwegel’s Officer Down won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel.

In Mystery Scene magazine issue #102, Cheryl Solimini interviews Schwegel, who spent time in Hollywood writing for the screen. Like authors I wrote about in an earlier post, Schwegel says her film stint honed her novelistic skills.

“I became more appreciative of the structure and discipline of screenwriting,” Schwegel told Solimini. “You really have to be selective. You can’t write about the furniture. Every single thing on the page has a purpose and a place.”

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