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Scott Bernstein
Scott Bernstein asked Rhys Bowen:

What inspires you the most as a writer?

Rhys Bowen I am drawn to times of conflict. The great wars when people must make hard choices
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  • 5 years ago

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Stef
Stef asked Rhys Bowen:

Rhys, excellent answer, but I believe, not to her point. You told Mariia when you noticed you were up there with the big ones - and that you always thought you should write. But she was asking for when the lightning struck you. How you came up with your first ever published piece, how you discovered that anybody WOULD publish anything you wrote?

Elaine
Elaine asked Rhys Bowen:

Hello! I recently fell in love with cozy mysteries. I listened to the the entire Royal Spyness series from start to finish. They were wonderful, I felt that I knew the characters as well as friends. Last week I started on the Constable Evans series and today I will start book 4. Just wondering why the series ended after book ten. Do most series end after ten books? Thanks!

Patricia Fisk
Patricia Fisk asked Rhys Bowen:

Will you be continuing the Royal Spyness series? How about Molly Murphy?

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