The bestselling author Kate Hilton discusses the new novel she co-wrote with Elizabeth Renzetti, Bury the Lead (House of Anansi, 2024), with Joseph Planta.

Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti (House of Anansi, 2024). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Bury the Lead

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

One of the best reads of the season is the new novel from Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti, Bury the Lead. It’s a mystery set at the Quill & Packet newspaper, in small-town Port Ellis, where a former big-city journalist returns to a community full of secrets, and a murder. Ms. Hilton joins me now, with Ms. Renzetti appearing on the show in a few days. The lead character is named Cat Conway, and she’s a strong character with complexities that make her real and relatable. She’s assigned to interview the legendary actor Eliot Fraser, the lead in the local theatre’s season opener. He ends up dead on opening night, and soon it’s up to Cat to uncover the sleepy town’s secrets, and perhaps solve the mystery surrounding Fraser’s death. I’ll get Ms. Hilton to tell us as much as she’d like about the book, and the characters therein. I’ll also ask her about working with Renzetti, and the crafting of a narrative and mystery. Kate Hilton is the bestselling author of three novels, The Hole in the Middle, Just Like Family, and Better Luck Next Time. When not writing, she works in psychotherapy and life coaching clients in the area of transformational change. And she knows all about that, having re-invented herself to great success, which I’ll ask about. This new book is the first in a series, and is published by House of Anansi Press. We spoke about two and half weeks ago. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Kate Hilton; Ms. Hilton, good morning.

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