Where did the idea for THE MURDER BOOK come from?
This particular novel grew out of my desire to learn more about Milo. When I wrote my first Delaware novel, WHE THE BOUGH BREAKS, I never thought it was going to get published let alone that I would write a series. I followed it up with two more Delaware stories and then a non-Delaware novel. At that point I said to myself if I’m going to do more books about this guy I want to learn more about him. So the next novel in the series, SILENT PARTNER, featured Delaware as the protagonist. He wasn’t just a professional solving a problem for others; he was the focus of the story. I did the same thing again in BAD LOVE. THE MURDER BOOK takes that same approach for Milo. He has been a major character of the series since the beginningto some extent as important a character as Alex himselfand I wanted to further explore his life. The story also grew out of my desire to write a book that resonated beyond the crime story. THE MURDER BOOK explores Los Angeles in greater depth than previous books in
