M. Jonathan Jones
I'm a big believer in the idea that anything can become a plot for a book; whether anyone would actually want to read about my quest to hunt down the fiend who ate the last coconut macaroon is another question... Having said that, I tend to think it's people and settings that generate plots, and the mysteries come from them, rather than the other way around.
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