RED HOT LIES – INSPIRATION By Laura Caldwell (Red Hot Lies, June 2009, MIRA Books) My first book—Burning the Map—caused some unanticipated trouble in my personal life. My mother, who was convinced I’d used her as inspiration for the mother in the novel, was irritated at certain traits that the character had but which she did [...]

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CHICAGO, IL.—So you want to write a mystery series? How about firing off a fast-paced, suspense-filled trilogy to be released in successive months? While you’re at it make the backdrop Chicago…the hottest town all abuzz in this political year.  That spells out the writing life for one of Chicago’s own, award-winning author Laura Caldwell.    MIRA [...]

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Q—Red Hot Lies (MIRA, June release) kicks off a summer mystery trilogy. The other 2 books follow in July and August. How did you come up with the idea for this series?   A—I had never written a series before and the thought somewhat intimidated me, because these characters would have to expand and grow over the [...]

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