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Interview with S.J. Bennett - MURDER MOST ROYAL

Interview with S.J. Bennett - MURDER MOST ROYAL

In this interview, S.J. Bennett and I discuss Murder Most Royal, setting a book in Norfolk, her fabulous website, writing about the queen even though Sophia is not a royalist, how varied her book covers are in different countries, what surprised her the most when writing this one, rewilding, the royal family's holiday traditions, and much more.

In this interview, S.J. Bennett and I discuss Murder Most Royal, setting a book in Norfolk, her fabulous website, writing about the queen even though Sophia is not a royalist, how varied her book covers are in different countries, what surprised her the most when writing this one, rewilding, the royal family's holiday traditions, and much more.

Sophia's recommended reads are:

  1. Art in the Blood by Bonnie MacBird
  2. Slow Horses by Mick Herron

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Sophia Bennett

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SJ Bennett grew up reading mystery stories and travelling the world as an army child. She wrote several award-winning books for teens before turning to adult crime novels with the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. Her books have been published in over twenty languages, from Japanese to Catalan. She is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and lives in South London, where she also runs a writing podcast for aspiring authors called Prepublished.