“Of Jigsaws, Roller Coasters, Crosswords, and Mazes” (by A.J. Wright)

“Of Jigsaws, Roller Coasters, Crosswords, and Mazes” (by A.J. Wright) | SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN: Although his work appears in EQMM for the first time in our January/February 2017 issue, on sale December 20, A.J. Wright is a historical mystery novelist who already has three books to his credit, all belonging to a series set in his native Lancashire. The first book, 2010’s Act of Murder, won the Dundee International Book Prize. The second, Striking Murder, was shortlisted for the British Crime Writers’ Association’s award for best historical crime novel. A third book, Elementary Murder, is about to be released. In this post we get a glimpse of what led the former teacher to write fiction, and a hint of what we can expect to find in his novels and stories.—Janet Hutchings