Kemper Donovan

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Kemper Donovan is a full-time writer who is currently publishing an ongoing mystery series via Kensington Books (The Busy Body is the first in this series). Previously, he published the standalone novel The Decent Proposal (HarperCollins). He is also the host of the podcast All About Agatha, dedicated to all things Agatha Christie, in which guise he has appeared on BBC TV and Radio New Zealand, and written for the official Agatha Christie website at agathachristie.com. Kemper attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School, and now lives in Southern California with his husband and two daughters. Learn more at www.kemperdonovan.com, @allaboutthedame on Twitter, @allaboutagatha on Instagram, and kemperdonovanbooks on Facebook. ...more

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Kemper Donovan Hi there Tarek,

I wish I could get the book early to Patrons! But the release is out of my control.... I will say, however, that listeners of the podca…more
Hi there Tarek,

I wish I could get the book early to Patrons! But the release is out of my control.... I will say, however, that listeners of the podcast will have a definite advantage in terms of solving the mystery. There are lots of nods to the tropes and tricks discussed Catherine and I discussed over the years.... I hope you enjoy it when you get to read it.

And fair enough re: Geraldine McEwan! I know there are many Christie fans who adore her, even though I do not. Half the fun of being part of the community of Christie obsessives is how much we disagree!

All my best,
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Kemper Donovan Hi Amber! Thank you so much for your kind words, and for reaching out to me. I have a mystery series I'll be publishing via Kensington Books; the firs…moreHi Amber! Thank you so much for your kind words, and for reaching out to me. I have a mystery series I'll be publishing via Kensington Books; the first book in the series comes out in February 2024!(less)
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“Maybe this was, in fact, the very definition of intimacy: acting with another person the way you did when you were alone.”
Kemper Donovan, The Decent Proposal

“My roommate in college was from Yemen, and whenever anyone said anything nice to her she'd tell them they have beautiful eyes. The idea is whatever beauty you see is actually coming from you rather than the thing itself. Like the beauty is in the perception, not the thing.”
Kemper Donovan

“I’ve always preferred the silence of winter to the cacophony of summer—not because it’s a perfect silence, but because it makes you that much more aware of whatever sounds intrude upon it: the delicate crunch of footsteps, the odd chirp from small birds hopping along the naked branches above, the scamper of what I hoped were just squirrels and chipmunks on the forest floor.”
Kemper Donovan, The Busy Body

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