Emily Littlejohn says luck may have played a small role in getting her first novel published, but so did hard work and listening to feedback from experts. As Emily puts it, books are not written in a vacuum.

Inherit the Bones, published at this time last year, was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. This week, A Season To Lie releases and it also features police detective Gemma Monroe solving murders in the fictional Colorado mountain town of Cedar Valley.

Emily Littlejohn is a former librarian who has been obsessed with mystery and horror novels since she was a child. When she’s not placing her heroine in precarious situations, Littlejohn can be found enjoying the beautiful Colorado mountains with her husband and growing family.

A Season to Lie releases on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Emily Littlejohn's website.

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