Hello from Shari Randall!
One reason I set my Lobster Shack Mysteries in Mystic, Connecticut (called Mystic Bay in the books) is because the area has so much of that hard-to-define quality called charm. Its combination of historical interest and natural beauty makes it a place people yearn to visit. Over the years I've felt like an unofficial ambassador for not just this area of coastal Connecticut, but for New England, too. Nothing makes me happier than a reader who tells me they enjoyed their "visit" in the pages of one of my books.
Setting is such an important part of a story. In some books, the description of the setting is so vivid that we feel immersed in the place. That's one of the reasons we readers love books, isn't it? We can travel in books without leaving our cozy armchairs.
Where has your last read taken you?
Let me know in the comments.
Shari Randall is the author of the Lobster Shack Mysteries and, as Meri Allen, the Ice Cream Shop Mysteries. The last place she visited in a book? Ireland.
The last book I read took me backstage into many theaters and sets. The book, The Third Gilmore Girl, is Kelly Bishop’s memoir. Each relationship or thing that happened to her, perhaps unconsciously, occurs within the constraints of her theater world - so, indirectly theater is always the setting even when she talks about an apartment or home.
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