ALLISON COSGROVE

Q: YOU STARTED OUT WRITING CRIME NOVELS WITH THE STAN BROOKSHIRE SERIES THEN SHIFTED TO MORE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE, WHAT MADE YOU SHIFTED YOUR FOCUS?

I wanted to try something different. Ask anyone I love my dead bodies, which is still a good portion of what I write but I had an idea for something a little bit different and ran with it.

Q: WILL YOU EVER CONTINUE THE BROOKSHIRE NOVEL SERIES AND WHY OR WHY NOT?

Yes! There are more books in the Stan Brookshire series, but I have been working on a reboot of the series, new covers, interiors and fresh edits as a lot of them were done in my earlier years and I have grown a lot since then. Be on the look out for that! I am hoping for late 2023 early 2024 to be ready for a relaunch.

Q: OUT OF ALL THE WRITING YOU HAVE DONE, WHICH CHARACTER DO YOU FEEL THE BIGGEST CONNECTION TO AND FROM WHAT STORY/ BOOK IS THAT CHARACTER FROM?

Definitely would have to say Stan Brookshire. Hes been through a lot of things in his life, but he hasn’t lost his heart through it all. No matter what drags him down he just keeps getting back up and fighting for the things he believes in.

Q: HOW DO YOU PUT YOURSELF INTO THE MIND OF SERIAL KILLERS AND THE CRIMINAL ELEMENTS YOUR WRITE ABOUT AND HOW IS IT RESEARCHED?

I have always been a lover of true crime, I read a LOT of books on actual serial killers, and watch a ton of documentaries. I also tend to read/watch as many different versions of the same crime to get new perspectives. I read investigative journals and procedure manuals/reference books as well. .

Q: WHAT GENRE BOOKS DO YOU NOT WRITE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY?

I have always wanted to try and write fantasy, epic and sprawling, full of magic and mystery but I can never seem to find the time to craft a world worthy of that.

About Allison Cosgrove

Allison Cosgrove was born and raised in a suburb of Toronto, Ontario. A married mother of three daughters, she runs her own business by day and creates her own worlds by night. She enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters hiking in the woods or sitting by the fire reading a good book. She has had the love of reading and writing detective mysteries from the age of twelve but it has only been since the birth of her youngest that she has gotten serious about crafting some of her own works for others to enjoy. She credits her family and friends with being the driving force that has given her the strength to breathe life into her books.

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