Course description:
Cozy crime is on the rise. Or maybe it's never really gone. Modern writers like Richard Osman and Janice Hallett have breathed new life into the genre pioneered by the likes of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. This webinar will look at the fundamentals of what makes a cozy mystery different from other mystery fiction, and how to put a more comforting face on your fictional cops and killers.
Bio:
Jonathan Whitelaw is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster. After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between. He moved to Alberta from the UK in 2022 and his latest book - The Concert Hall Killer - is released in July.