Celia Conrad reads a chapter from Murder in Hand.
AUTHORS UNCOVERED INTERVIEW
When did you first realise you wanted to be a writer?
Deciding to write wasn’t a conscious decision. I didn’t just decide one day that I wanted to be a writer. I always enjoyed writing stories and I was a very imaginative child with lots of ideas, but it wasn’t until a friend said that I had a way of “relaying a story” and that I should write my ideas down that I really thought about writing fiction.
When did you write your first book?
The first book I actually completed was a non-fiction legal handbook Fathers Matter to assist families embroiled in custody battles and I started working on this in 2001. The first edition was published in 2003. The book proved very popular and is now in its third edition.
Why did you decide on your particular genre?
I have a strong sense of justice and that good must overcome evil eventually! Crime fiction seems to work well with that. I like the fact that in the end the “baddies” get their come-uppance and that truth prevails.
