1--What is the title of your latest release?
ONE DEATH AT A TIME
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison.
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I love Los Angeles, where I live, and have set all my books there. LA is a city of many subcultures, ranging from the obvious, like the movie business, to more obscure, like burlesque. I wanted to draw on all of them, and tried to do so. Plus, I didn’t have to go anywhere for research, which is always a plus for this lazy broad.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Definitely, but I might not be cool enough to do so.
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Julia Mann is misanthropic, sarcastic and underwhelmed. Natasha Mason is irascible, spontaneous and temperamental.
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
That plotting mysteries is really hard.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I edit as I go and then start over from the beginning. Like, twenty times.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Pastina, a kind of Italian pasta that grandmas make for their ailing grandchildren. It’s comfort food at its best.
9--Describe your writing space/office!
I work in coffee shops, on my sofa, and in my bed.
10--Who is an author you admire?
Rex Stout. Great plots, fantastic characters, and the best names in mysteries.
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
They all change my life, a bit.
12--Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be
published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
This is my seventh published book, so I’m more confident that they’re going to be published (plus, the contract kind of insists on it), but I always get nervous each time that this will be the one that gets rejected. It’s always an enormous relief when the editor is happy.
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Mysteries and science fiction.
14--What’s your favorite movie?
That’s an impossible question to answer. It depends on my mood. I love a lot of movies.
15--What is your favorite season?
Spring.
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Very, very quietly. Not a big birthday person. But, having said that, my birthday is always on or next to Mother’s Day, so I see it as more of a week of Me, and tend to spoil myself a bit. But I don’t like parties or anything like that. I just add more cake to my basic weekly cake allotment.
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
Jury Duty, which came out last year. Man, it’s genius. I’m also obsessed with Shrinking, a TV show that has some of the best and funniest writing on TV.
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Mexican. Hands down. I could eat rice and beans every day and be happy.
19--What do you do when you have free time?
Sit and stare.
20--What can readers expect from you next?
The second Mason & Mann mystery comes out next year, so that’s what I’m working on now. Fingers crossed.
A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
When Julia Mann, a bad-tempered ex-actress and professional thorn in the side of authority, runs into Natasha Mason at an AA meeting, it’s anything but a meet-cute. Julia just found a dead body in her swimming pool, and the cops say she did it (she already went to jail for murder once, so now they think she’s making a habit of it). Mason is eager to clear Julia’s name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is for Mason to leave her alone.
As their investigation ranges from the Hollywood Hills to the world of burlesque to the country clubs of Palm Springs, this unconventional team realizes their shared love of sarcasm and poor life choices are proving to be a powerful combination. Will secrets from their past trip them up, or will their team of showgirls, cat burglars, and Hollywood agents help them stay one step ahead? Are dead piranhas, false noses, and a giant martini glass important clues or simply your typical day in Los Angeles? And will they manage to solve the crime before they kill each other, or worse, fall off the wagon? Trying to keep it simple and take it easy is one thing—trying to find a murderer before they kill again is a whole other program.
Mystery [Berkley, On Sale: April 15, 2025, Trade Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9780593816677 / eISBN: 9780593816684]
An Action-Packed Hollywood Mystery with Fierce, Unapologetic Heroines
A modern day whodunit
Abbi Waxman is a chocolate-loving, dog-loving woman, who lives in Los Angeles and lies down as much as possible. She worked in advertising for many years, which is how she learned to write fiction. She has three daughters, three dogs, three cats, and one very patient husband.
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