I’m so excited to share my latest interview in The Mystery Center, presented by The Strand Magazine! My dear friend Anjanette Delgado and I sat down for a deep dive into The Novel Detective.

The image they chose for the piece is perfect because it really reflects the “two eras” portrayed in the book.

“The 1980 chapters, especially, came out in bursts, almost without having to think about them, with no effort. They wrote themselves.” 

“When I described the building of La Manzana de Gómez in the 1980s, I felt as if I were there: I could smell the bathrooms (not very pleasant, by the way) and see the ‘tunnels of love’ where couples hid to neck. It was like living it all over again, seeing that place through my fourteen-year-old eyes.”

You can find the full conversation here:

https://www.mysterycenter.com/2026/04/20/two-eras-a-conversation-with-delgado-and-dovalpage/