My books are about my favorite things—grace and friendship, home, and small-town living—spiced up with mystery and murder. I write about friends you can’t lose, even when you do something dumb. The friends in my books may shake their heads or laugh at each other, but they’re loyal and true.
I write characters into my stories that I’d like to know. They live in a town I’d like to live in—except for the murders of course.
My hometown was a place where everyone knew everyone else. My parents were known by name in whatever store or restaurant they entered and so was I. It was like living in a big family with dozens of aunts and uncles who were all interested in my well-being and everything else in your life. That was my world and I took it for granted. I never appreciated the fact that there was safety in it.
I graduated high-school and left that small-town environment. In the city, nobody knew my name, and everyone was a stranger. The friendships were without history and easily lost.
conversations in a coffee shop, flickr
Doesn’t everyone want to frequent a place “where everybody knows your name”? My readers tell me this is how they see my books. Wouldn’t you love a coffee shop where, whenever you go in, your best friends are at your favorite table? You always have the best talks. You may disagree but you meet back the next day, at the same place.
My stories reflect a world with humor, because how else would we survive? Just like the real world, my good characters aren’t perfect. They have many flaws, most of which are funny. Even the criminals have a story. They have a reason for acting the way they do, sometimes only apparent to themselves—and to you, the reader.
Evelynton Murder Series
In the Evelynton Murder Series, the main character returns to her small hometown from big city living. Two friends from high school insert themselves into her life and remind her what small-town security means.
Lynne Waite Chapman
Three Friends
Lauren, through whose eyes the story is told, is a writer, an introvert. While away, she has forgotten the feeling of security. She is happiest when she’s alone, or so she thinks.
Anita is an outgoing and contented housewife. She doesn’t know a stranger. She occupies herself with charity work, housewifery, and her friends.
Clair is a real estate agent dynamo. Hard-working and driven, she is self-assured and civic-minded.
The three women share the ups and downs of life in their forties and incidentally solve a few mysteries along the way.
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