Why I Write Historical Mysteries by Rose Johnson
A common question people ask. Why? I’m a scientist working in a high tech field. Many folks wonder why I’m not writing techno-thrillers. Easy answer. I would get bogged down in the technical details. So, instead, I write historical mysteries. I have my reasons. They include: 1) I'm fascinated with the period of 1900 to 1920. The world changed in so many different ways. The automobile, airplane, gramophone, electrification, Bolshevik revolution, suffragettes, natural disasters (Galveston hurricane, San Francisco earthquake), man made disasters (Titanic and others), WW1 and the use of trench and chemical warfare, mass fires (Great Atlanta fire, Shirtwaist factory fire), and influenza pandemic . They can all become compelling backdrops or even plot points for a mystery. 2) My story will never become dated because there already is a date associated with it. Contemporary mysteries written in the 1990s, focused on the latest technology as part of the plot become outd...