Jennifer S. Alderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Seattle, and currently lives in Amsterdam. Her love of travel, art, and culture inspires her award-winning mystery series—the Zelda Richardson Mysteries and Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries.
Beginning a new series
Jennifer’s Zelda Richardson Mystery series are fast-paced, plot-heavy, art thrillers. She said she loves to write that series, but also wanted to delve into a whodunit-style mystery. “Because I love to travel, a cozy mystery series based around a tour guide turned amateur sleuth was ideal! The Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery series is primarily escapist fun with a travel twist. Secretly, I hope it encourages wannabe travelers to take the plunge and book a ticket!”
On a deeper level, Jennifer also sees a theme about life. “Life doesn’t always turn out the way you expect and sometimes you can get stuck in a rut. But life has a funny way of presenting you with many opportunities to get unstuck – if you’re open to them.”
Travel vicariously
“You don’t have to own a passport to enjoy these cozy mysteries,” Jennifer said. “However, my own is well used. I did spend four years living out of a backpack while traveling around the world and the cities I set my stories in are all places I enjoyed visiting. American by birth, I am currently living in the Netherlands with my Dutch husband and our young son. There is still nothing I enjoy more than exploring a new-to-me city or country.”
Jennifer said her travels inspire the locations she uses for her novels, as well as many of the plot twists and characters. “I was an avid traveler before I started writing, so many of my more memorable past experiences have found their way into my novels. It can be anything from eating fresh goat blood cake in Nepal, to the joy I felt when seeing the Danube River for the first time.”
More to come
“If you enjoy heartwarming stories about friendship, travel, and celebrating new experiences, I invite you to follow along on Lana Hansen’s journeys! The first book in the Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery series – Death on the Danube – is about a New Year’s trip to Budapest and will be released on November 28, 2019. The next three books in the series – Death by Baguette: A Valentine’s Murder in Paris, Death by Windmill: A Mother’s Day Murder in Amsterdam, and Death by Bagpipes: A Summer Murder in Edinburgh – will be released in 2020.”
Learn more about Jennifer Alderson at jennifersalderson.com
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Thanks for the chance to win! Book sounds good. E love to travel and have been to Amsterdam!
Congratulations to the author for taking her opportunities to get unstuck and getting this mystery book published!
Wow, a heck of a generous give away – thanks for the great blog and the contest
Would really like to read the book, like the Budapest setting.
This new series sounds wonderful, and I love that Death on the Danube is set in Budapest. Thanks for featuring it on your blog!
Thank you, Terry! I love the way you present your interviews and really appreciate your support. Happy holidays!