Back to where it all began
By Liz, wishing winter away in Boston
Back in 2013, my first book came out: Kneading to Die, the first in my Pawsitively Organic Mystery series.
And I was over the moon.
I’d wanted this MY WHOLE LIFE – to be a published author. To see my books in bookstores. To hold a finished copy in my hands. To watch people fall in love with characters I’d dreamed up.
And it was happening.
That cast of characters fell out of the setting I’d chosen – a small town in Connecticut that was a mashup of a few towns in the area in which I lived at the time. Some of the characters (the furbabies) were based on my IRL furbabies – bittersweet, because they’re gone now, but I love that they live on in the books.
I loved spending time in that town, with those people. I loved walking into Barnes & Noble on 5th Avenue in NYC and seeing MY BOOK on the shelf. It was all happening.
And that book was nominated for an Agatha Award for best first novel, too – the icing on the cake.
It was a dream come true.
That series ran for seven books. Seven moments in time where I got to tell a fun story and spend time with people I would’ve totally loved to hang out with, in a town that got to really come alive in my imagination.
When the last book came out in 2019 and I moved on to other things, it was bittersweet to see it end. People still write to me and ask if there will be more.
To which I always say, You never know.
Well, I don’t have a new book in the series for you, but I do have exciting news:
The series is FINALLY coming to audio!
Yep, Kneading to Die is out now on audio, and A Biscuit A Casket will be out in March. The rest of them will follow.
I am so excited to see this series get another life in this medium. I love audiobooks, and I love that these books are getting their day.
It’s also such a lovely trip down memory lane, thinking about where it all started.
Readers, do you love audiobooks, or do you prefer sitting down with an actual book? Tell me in the comments and I’ll randomly choose a winner of a Kneading to Die audiobook.
