Winter asked Andrew Shaffer:

Don't know if this was asked already, but what made you write about Obama and Biden? Will you write anymore? I think those books are "FANTASTIC!!" I think that's pretty awesome of you!

Andrew Shaffer Thanks! I had an idea for a Joe Biden mystery early in his vice presidency--something about those aviator shades. It wasn't until their final month in office, when all the "bromance" memes were going around, that the missing piece clicked...Obama! It had to be them together, or not at all. A third book was planned but scrapped when Joe launched his bid for president. The primaries were particularly divisive on the left, and once Joe became president he changed from the fun Uncle into the stern Dad. He's got too much on his plate to solve mysteries. I've pivoted to another politician, however--FEEL THE BERN: A BERNIE SANDERS MYSTERY comes out this December. It's a small-town cozy set in Vermont. A different vibe than the Obama Biden books, but just as humorous in my humble opinion.

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