Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Susan Elia MacNeal

Susan Elia MacNeal's new novel is The King’s Justice.

From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:

Q: This is your ninth novel about Maggie Hope--how did you come up for the idea for The King's Justice?

A: You know, Maggie Hope’s been through so much both physically and emotionally, especially in the last two books, The Paris Spy and The Prisoner in the Castle. I really wanted to show the cumulative effect of all of that trauma, as well as just living through the war.

I sometimes describe Maggie as “Nancy Drew meets James Bond” but I really do want to show how her character’s been evolving. She’s a very different woman...[read on]
Visit Susan Elia MacNeal's website.

My Book, The Movie: The Prisoner in the Castle.

Writers Read: Susan Elia MacNeal (August 2018).

--Marshal Zeringue