Tessa Wegert is the critically acclaimed author of the Shana Merchant mysteries, as well as the North Country series, beginning with In the Bones. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives with her husband and children in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW).
Recently I asked the author about what she was reading. Wegert's reply:
I always have three books on the go at once — one in print, one ebook or NetGalley arc, and one audiobook — so I’ll share a recent favorite from each bucket.Visit Tessa Wegert's website.
In print, I adored Jennifer Fawcett’s Keep This for Me, a stunning and atmospheric mystery set in Upstate New York. This re-imagining of the serial killer thriller examines the aftereffects of murder on both the victim’s daughter and the son of the convicted killer with prose that’s lyrical and lush.
I just finished reading an early copy of Darby Kane’s Such a Clever Girl, a domestic thriller set in Sleepy Hollow, New York. It’s about what happens when a member of the Tanner family, which disappeared more than a decade ago and is presumed dead, returns to confront the three local women with connections to the case. Inheritance games, exposed secrets, and twisted family dynamics make this upcoming novel a must-read.
My most recent audiobook was Wendy Walker’s The Room Next Door, which expertly juggles a vast cast of narrators along with music and special effects (think of it as a modern radio play). The dual timelines and multiple points of view make this a riveting, multi-layered mystery, and Wendy’s rendering of teenage girls and their complex inner lives was incredibly effective.
My Book, The Movie: The Dead Season.
The Page 69 Test: The Dead Season.
Q&A with Tessa Wegert.
The Page 69 Test: Dead Wind.
Writers Read: Tessa Wegert (April 2022).
Writers Read: Tessa Wegert (December 2022).
The Page 69 Test: Devils at the Door.
The Page 69 Test: The Coldest Case.
--Marshal Zeringue
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