As I approach the publication of the final Pauline Gray mystery, I am reminded again of this post I wrote six years ago. I have been finding myself turning again to detective novels this past week, as the world has been shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and I am certain that it is due to my instinctive need for the hope of justice and restoration that is implicit in such stories. Tomorrow, Secrets of the Past will be available for purchase in both ebook and print, and my sincere hope is that it brings the same sort of comfort to its readers that mysteries have always brought to me in times of chaos and grief.
"There a star danced, and under that was I born."
Thank you for reposting that. I had forgotten about it, even though I reblogged it at the time. But I think the concept of mystery novels as something we turn to in times of uncertainty has stuck with me ever since!