Reading all the stories about Hilary and Barack's secret meetings can't help but add to the image of our nation's capital as the center of intrigue with power brokers and mysterious government figures lurking in every corner.  In Sara Rosett's new novel "Getting Away is Deadly", pregnant Ellie's sightseeing trip to Washington D.C. takes a detour when she witnesses a fatal accident in the Metro.

Here's our interview with Ms. Rosett:

 1) What was the inspiration for your book?
 I accompanied my husband, who is military pilot, when he went to Washington D.C. for two training classes and those trips inspired the book. I didn't witness a fatal accident in a Metro station, but I couldn't help thinking what dangerous places they were. And then I made the typical mystery writer leap-what if someone fell into the path of an incoming train? It would be a great place for a murder since there aren't any guardrails to prevent someone from falling into a train's path. I also saw the tourist sights and included some in Getting Away is Deadly, including the Lincoln Memorial, the museum of natural history and the air and space museum. Washington D.C., also seemed like an appropriate setting for a series about a military spouse and I knew I couldn't have Ellie move there, since I'd never lived around D.C. A book about a semi-vacation to D.C. seemed perfect. Little did I know that I'd end up moving to Maryland. I live about 25 miles from downtown D.C. now!

 2) Are you working on something right now?
 I've just turned in the fourth book in the series, Starting Over is Lethal. It will be out next April. I'm doing promotion for Getting Away is Deadly and also thinking about the fifth book in the Mom Zone series. I'll start writing it this summer.

 3) What is something about you that would surprise your readers?
In the book, Ellie loves Hershey Kisses and is always popping one her mouth for a chocolate fix. People ask me if I eat as many Kisses as she does. I don't. I like them, but I don't keep a constant supply on me. Don't get me wrong, I love chocolate. Right now, I'm into dark chocolate covered pretzels.

 

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