Stuart Turton, the best-selling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water, joins Brian to talk about writing, plot, Agatha Christie and more.

A former journalist (among many other jobs), Stuart wrote two of the Moritz family’s favorite books of the past three years. Among other topics, Stuart and Brian discuss:

How, exactly, did he plot out insanely intricate plot of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle?

The amount of research he did for The Devin and the Dark Water. You’ll learn something you never would have guessed about a ship’s poop deck.

How he sees his young daughter in The Devil and the Dark Water.

Why he loves Agatha Christie, and why Brian is horribly wrong about his favorite work of hers.

How his characters take on lives of their own, and what that feels like as a writer.

Why being able to pack a backpack well is not exactly a translatable skill.

Stuart Turton on Twitter

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The Devil and the Dark Water

And Then there Were None

Three Blind Mice and other stories

An Instance of the Fingerposts

Project Hail Mary

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