Solving the 'relationship' riddles

 

“The funny thing is, though I writemysteries, it is the one genre in adult fiction I never read. I read NancyDrew, of course, when I was a kid, but I think the real appeal is as awriter because I'm drawn to puzzly, complicated plots.” – Elise Broach

  

Born in Georgia on Sept. 20, 1963Broach now makes her home in Connecticut where she settled after earning twodegrees from Yale and where she writes all sorts of books, but primarilymysteries for children and younger teens. Among her many award-winning novels are Shakespeare's Secret, DesertCrossing, and Masterpiece.  

 

Broach has also authored 9 non-mysteryPicture Books, including When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, a NotableChildren's Book (as voted by the American Library Association), and MyPet Wants A Pet.   Her most recent books are the “Tween’s”book A Trip to the Country for Marvin and James, and the multipleaward-winning children’s novel Duet, a fast-paced, suspenseful and history-richmystery about an unlikely partnership between a boy and a bird. 

 

“Mysteries always have the potentialfor interesting connections between the elements,” she said.  “I'malso most interested in the relationship between the characters. I'm trying tocreate characters who not only are solving a mystery but are solving the riddleof their own personal relationships.”