Sara Rosett – Black Tie Murders

Sara Rosett’s  High Society series features Olivia Belgrave, an impoverished ‘lady’ who solves upper crust scandals in a fabulous 1920's world of  fur coats and fashion, cocktails and country houses. Hi there.  I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and Sara talks about getting started in writing as a military wife, her three other contemporary cozy mystery series, and the favorite famous places that appear in her books. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: Why the 1920s is a fab period for mysteriesWhat being a military wife taught herHow she manages multiple series What attracts her to mysteriesThe writers she admires mostWhat she'd do differently second time around Where to find Sara Rosett: Website: https://www.sararosett.com/  Twitter: @sararosset Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/srosett/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sararosett/ What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Jenny: But now, here’s Sara.  Hello there Sara, and welcome to the show, it’s great to have you with us. Sara; Thanks Jenny. It's great to be here. Jenny: Now, Sara, was there a Once Upon a Time moment when you decided that you wanted to write fiction? And if so, was there a catalyst for it? Sara Rosett - Mystery author Sara: I can't remember a single specific thing that set me on this path. But I have always loved reading. I've always loved books. When I was a little kid, going to the library was my favorite thing to do. And I love mysteries in particular. So it's just something I've always loved, always wanted to do. I always wanted to write a book. The joy of the puzzle Jenny: It's interesting, you know, a lot of authors say that's their pathway. They adored books. And the library was the place that was their magic place. You've now got a very substantial back list of contemporary cozies and historical mysteries in several different series. But your most recent book, I think is Book Four in the historical series called Murder in Black Tie. You've mentioned that you've always liked mysteries. What do you think attracts you to mysteries? Sara: Well, I love the puzzle aspect to them. I'm always intrigued to try and figure out who did it. And I like the different settings you get, particularly in cozies as you get a close look at somebody's world. And you get to really delve into the time period and get to know it really well. I like that and I just enjoy the characters. Mysteries are usually a series. And so I enjoy going back to the same characters cos it's like visiting friends and you get to see them again. So mysteries are  awesome. The delight of the 1920's Jenny:  That's great. So Black Tie is the fourth standalone novel. Even though it's a series, they can be read as individual books quite happily, can't they? The series is called High Society Ladies Detective Series, and it features a young woman called Olive Belgrave, who is a member of the high society set, but is not particularly well-off. So she has to also assume some responsibility as a working girl in England in the 1920s. What attracted you to that time period and setting? Sara: Well, I think it's a very interesting time because there were so many changes going on.