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Jan 21, 2025 | 
criminalelement.com | Crime HQ |Ellie Keel
With a colorful cast of characters and a cellar full of wine, anything can happen in Jenny Elder Moke's She Doesn't Have a Clue, set at a lavish destination wedding. Read on to learn how Jenny combined elements of mystery and romance when writing her fun read that brings to mind the beloved board game, Clue. Genre mash-ups are really having a moment.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
criminalelement.com | Olivia Blacke |Crime HQ |Julia Dahl |Ellie Keel
Not every book is inspired by great works of literature, life-defining moments, or current events. Sometimes, books can be inspired by—or at least influenced by—popular culture. A New Lease on Death is one of those. I don’t think I was consciously aware of it when I was writing it, but after early readers started comparing the mystery to some of my absolute favorite TV shows, I realized that there are parallels to be found. I hope you’re gonna love A New Lease on Death.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
criminalelement.com | Tom Ryan |Crime HQ |Julia Dahl |Ellie Keel
Tom Ryan joins the site to reflect on the impact that Helen Creighton's Bluenose Ghosts had on him as an author, and how the shared themes of mystery and adventure carried over into his own work, The Treasure Hunters Club. When I was a child, I somehow ended up with a battered paperback copy of Bluenose Ghosts by Helen Creighton.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
criminalelement.com | Tom Ryan |Crime HQ |Julia Dahl |Ellie Keel
First inspired as a child by the notion of buried treasure and the Oak Island Treasure, Tom Ryan, author of The Treasure Hunters Club, shares some of his favorite mysteries and thrillers featuring hidden riches and the greedy characters who hunt for them. There’s something eternally captivating about the idea of hidden treasure, conjuring images of sunken ships and secret passageways, coded maps, and skeletal guardians.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
criminalelement.com | Julia Dahl |Jeff Ayers |Ellie Keel |Crime HQ
From Shaker Heights to the Ozarks, author Julia Dahl shares some of her favorite crime novels inspired by authors' hometowns. Julia's new standalone novel, I Dreamed of Falling, set in a small Hudson Valley Town like her own, follows the death of a young mother which triggers an avalanche of secrets. My first four novels were all set in New York City, where I lived for 20 years. I wrote about the city, in part, because it was easy. It was home.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
criminalelement.com | Ellie Keel |Crime HQ |Ann Cleeves |Cynthia Murphy
School. The best days of your life, the worst days of your life, or the just-fine days of your life? Whichever it is, most people have potent memories and numerous anecdotes about their time in education, and schools are—unsurprisingly—fertile ground for writers to explore the human condition. I set my debut novel, The Four, in a fictional elite boarding school found in an idyllic corner of English countryside.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
thestage.co.uk | Ellie Keel
OpinionEllie Keel was named Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2024. Photo: Alex BrennerShrinking subsidies and dwindling support for the arts mean the number of independent producers is far below the number of new plays being written. But forget sliding into self-pity, says Ellie Keel – try self-producing insteadSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
thestage.co.uk | Ellie Keel
OpinionPaul Adeyefa and Luke Rollason rehearse for Bellringers, which will be staged at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and then at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs. Photo: Alex BrennerProducer Ellie Keel vowed that last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe would be her last. However, as August approaches, she finds herself preparing for another stint in the Scottish capital.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Jessica Knoll |Hannah Nicole Maehrer |Ellie Keel
There are months of reading that turn out to be perfectly kismet, and August is quite the contender — some of our favorite hardcovers are finally out in paperback and we have brand-new stories to get lost in. With a magnificent mix of thrillers and romance, hard-hitting nonfiction and immersive fantasy, we can’t wait to flip through these reads. Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
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May 9, 2024 | 
waterstones.com | Ellie Keel
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