Interview with Lori Robbins, Author of Study Guide for Murder

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Study Guide for Murder?

I love puzzles, and the protagonist of this mystery solves crimes using clues from the books she teaches. Also, as a former English teacher, I’m well aware of the homicidal tendencies a school setting can inspire!

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Study Guide for Murder, what would they be?

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and [that Jersey gal fave] Badlands.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I do love reading mysteries in addition to writing them. There’s something so satisfying about solving a crime as an armchair detective.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal, and Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

I loved writing the scene where Liz arrives at the country club. She feels terribly out of place—and then finds a dead body! As bad as her attempts at playing golf are, at least she didn’t use a club to kill someone. Though she does have some explaining to do…

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

If my protagonist were writing this, instead of me, she’d quote Faulkner and say, “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.”

Lori Robbins is the author of the new book Study Guide for Murder

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