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Author Interview – Kirsten Weiss

1. How did you choose your genre? What made you write this book?

I grew up reading Nancy Drews and graduated to Agatha Christies. I wanted to be a girl detective. When I realized (fairly early on) that that wasn’t in the cards, I decided writing cozy mysteries was the next best thing.

A Deathly Display is book 11 in my Paranormal Museum series of cozy mystery novels. The series itself was inspired by an old Wall Street Journal article about a hot-dog stand that converted to a paranormal museum. It seemed like the perfect place for a murder. Maddie Kosloski’s paranormal museum has grown quite a bit since that first book, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum. This book was partly inspired by those growing pains. She and her curator are starting a seminar series on curation in an attempt to step up their game, and there’s murder afoot…

2. Writers write what they know, and must observe the world. Are you a first born, middle or last child and how does this shape your view of the world?

I’m first born. I’m uncertain how it effects my observation of the world, but I think it helped me just go for it when I decided to be a writer.

3. Where is your favorite place to write?

I’m a bit boring. I’m usually just sitting in my home office, writing at my computer. But I do have a nice window view of the woods and the animals that occasionally wander past. Most of my visitors are deer, but on rare occasions I’ll get a bear or coyote.

4. How do you feel about killing your darlings, and what do you do with the remains?

I don’t feel too terrible about cutting out things I’ve written, because I generally will save the snippets on my computer. Either I’ll use them later, or I’ll forget about them!

5. You are introduced to your favorite author. Who is it, and what is that one burning question you must ask them?

I’ve gone in time to meet PG Wodehouse, and I ask him about his comedy writing process. How does he come up with such hilarious ideas?

6. Inquiring minds want to know…tell readers something about you that no one knows.

I got married last year for the first time at the ripe old age of 57! It took me a very long time to find Mr. Right, but it was worth the wait.

7. You are stranded on a deserted island with only a back pack for company. What three items are in your survival pack?

A rope, a hatchet, and a pot. I vaguely remember watching Survivor and those things all seemed pretty useful.

8. If you could have one super power in your existence, what would it be?

I’d like to be super fast. I do martial arts, and speed is of the essence. Unfortunately, I don’t have it!

9. Favorite snack?

Popcorn, preferably with lots of butter!

10. Indy 500 – Do you know how to get where you’re going or do you drive the speed limit?

I fall somewhere in between. I usually am not in too much of a hurry, and I try to be a safe driver. But occasionally, I get impatient…

A killer stalks her sister.
A mysterious painting holds the key.
Can Maddie unravel the mystery before Melanie meets a deadly fate?

When Maddie and Herb attend a curation class at the upscale Domus Vinea museum, the mood turns darker than a gothic portrait after Maddie’s opera-singing sister, Melanie, discovers the museum director’s body. Now, with a cunning killer targeting Melanie next, Maddie must act fast.

Racing against time, Maddie and friends investigate a gallery of suspects, including a dashing vintner with a haunted painting that may hide a deadly secret. If Maddie can’t crack the case, and fast, her sister’s life could end in one fatal stroke.

A Deathly Display, the latest in the Paranormal Museum series, blends quirky sleuthing, small-town chills, and paranormal thrills with a dash of humor. Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries!

Grab A Deathly Display and start reading this hilarious whodunit!

For readers who crave a cozy mystery about a woman finding belonging through small-town wine-country sleuthing and the gentle absurdity of everyday hauntings. Perfect if you like breezy pacing, light supernatural quirks, and warm humor over gritty tension—think vintage charm, quirky neighbors, and just-enough chills to keep pages turning without losing sleep. Book 11 in the series.

Read an Excerpt

Stuffing the brochure into the pocket of my navy hoodie, I walked to the window. The gentle blues of twilight streamed through it, making a trapezoid on the museum’s wooden floor.

A narrow, carved piece of wood stuck out beneath the sill. There appeared to be two wooden hinges at its base. It was another door. Curious, I pried the top open.

The slender strip of wood popped off the wall. I caught it before it could hit the floor and froze, squatting, door cradled in both hands. Horrified, I gaped at the piece of carved wood.

“You broke it,” Herb hissed. “You broke the house on our first visit!”

“I didn’t break it. It fell off.” Frantically, I tried to work the door back into the hinge.

“What are you doing?” Bran asked from behind me.

Heart pounding, I spun to face him and hid the slim little door behind my back.

“Are you hiding something behind your back?” Bran cocked an eyebrow. Now, he looked like an angry Roman general, the trimmed stubble on his jaw more threatening. Not even his jeans and blue button-up eased the effect.

I blinked, sweating. He’d caught me like a kid elbow-deep in a cookie jar.

About the Author:

Kirsten Weiss writes laugh-out-loud, page-turning mysteries, and now a Tarot guidebook that’s a work of experimental fiction. Her heroes and heroines aren’t perfect, but they’re smart, they struggle, and they succeed. Kirsten writes in a house high on a hill in the Colorado woods and occasionally ventures out for wine and chocolate. Or for a visit to the local pie shop.

Kirsten is best known for her Wits’ End, Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, and Tea & Tarot cozy mystery books. So if you like funny, action-packed mysteries with complicated heroines, just turn the page…

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