Photo Research Journal: Chatsworth House or Country Homes to Die For (Part II)
My research tour of stately homes for the Murder on Location cozy mystery series continued with a visit to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, another filming location for another version of Pride and Prejudice, the 2005 feature film version with Keira...
Photo Research Journal: Lyme Park or Country Homes to Die For
I had an idea to write a mystery series set in an English village, but since I don’t live in England I had to travel to England. (It was a tough job, but someone had to do it!) I was able to visit Lyme Park, which was used as the exterior of...
English Inns and Pubs
An inn and restaurant in BakewellThe Old Wellington pub in Manchester, built in 1552Bar in The Old...
Photo Research Journal: English Countryside
My trip to the Derbyshire countryside inspired me as I wrote the Murder on Location series. I visited the famous village of Bakewell as well as two stately homes, Chatsworth House and Lyme Park. Because I’m an Anglophile at heart, I enjoyed the green scenery and...
The Power of Sherlock
by Sara Rosett According to Wikipedia, the first Sherlock Holmes story appeared 127 years ago in 1887. The novel, A Study in Scarlet, struck a cord with readers. The publication of a several short stories in 1891 in The Strand Magazine vaulted the main...
A Few Of My Favorite Books
by Sara Rosett The sleuth in my cozy mystery series, Ellie Avery, is a professional organizer and is inordinately fond of lists. While I’m not an organizer, I do love to make lists. And, what could be better than a list about books? So here is a random sampling...
Treadmill Desk Tips
I’m not a trendy person. If something is hot…well, you can be sure I haven’t heard of it when it is at the peak of its popularity. Downton Abbey? I didn’t watch it until the end of the second season when speculation about Anna and Bates reached a fever pitch and...
Photo Research Journal: Austrian and Bavarian Alps
Interesting and beautiful locations inspire me when I’m writing. For the fourth book in the On the Run series, Suspicious, I wanted Zoe to travel to the Austrian Alps. I was able to take a research tip to the Alps and visit both Austria (in the winter) and...
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