Spin-Off Series in Crime Fiction (Plus a Kirsten Weiss Release)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Just like on TV, we mystery authors sometimes do spin-off series in our crime fiction.

When we fall in love with a secondary character, or even sometimes a setting, we may feel compelled to start a new series based on that character or setting.

Why not just continue the existing series to keep that character alive?

Because main characters have what we writers call arcs. The character starts in a certain place—usually not a great place—and then deals with certain chal...