Researching & Writing

I’ve been researching my next novel and have met and talked to some amazing people. I often think I am receiving a free education from the immense amount of information people have shared with me. Until I started researching my new novel I was not aware that the Los Angeles Police department has the nation’s only full-fledged art theft investigative unit. They have a web page reviewing the many incidents they have solved. Interesting reading for any mystery enthusiast. Now that the majority of my research is winding down, I am excited about how the new book is beginning to unfold. It is amazing how weeks and weeks of research goes into a single chapter, but I have to admit I truly enjoy the research.

A friend of mine introduced me to an author, Lawrence Sanders, that very possibly writes the best detective stories I’ve ever read. Since he gave me Sanders book, The First Deadly Sin, I haven’t been able to put it down. He is a must read for anyone who loves a good mystery.

My web site wwwkenfainbooks.com will be updated in about a week, to include my new novel Cassidy’s Justice. Until next time. Ken