The climate and the food are hot the streets and the inhabitants are noisy and busy and bright the place is a sensory overload. I’ve spent some time there, and I tried to make the book reflect the flavor of country: strong colors, vivid events, a historical pull between the Indian people and the British raj that, in the 1920s, was beginning to come to the fore. The Game started because I wanted to tell a story about India, where my husband had been born and raised. Take three of the books set in exotic climes. Only after it’s finished-sometimes long after-do I step back and notice links and themes, and how the books fit together in ways that (ahem) readers think I’ve done deliberately. Then during the editing ( Riviera Gold is currently in copyedit, no doubt receiving lots of small tweaks and queries) it’s again a matter of zeroing in on that story and making everything about it… more. While I’m actually writing the things, I’m far too focused on the story-making the plot work and teasing the characters into life-to think much about the larger picture. I always find it interesting to look back at a book I’ve written and reflect on what it turned out to be about, and how it fits into the rest of the series. (Added note:for a few days, Dreaming Spies will be $2.99 on Nook and Kindle.
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