Another reader mentioned that I did not answer the second part of your question. I am assuming you meant to ask what inspired me to write the book. Here are a few "behind the scenes" fun facts for you:
1) The vibe was loosely inspired by Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby.
2) The Murray Hill apartment is based on an actual one, which belonged to my late Aunt Phyllis, and the descriptions are pulled completely from my childhood memory. To this day, her sunny two-bedroom remains the iconic New York City dream dwelling. The building, The Windermere, is fictional.
3) Bestselling author, New York Times Book Review critic, and friend Sarah Weinman gave me lots of insight into how true crime writers do their research. Sarah’s searing and important article in The Cut (June 3, 2019. Before, and After, the Jogger Survivors of the real ‘Central Park Five’ attacker speak for the first time) was the inspiration for my character Rosie’s fictional first true crime book.
4) There are a number of other little pieces from my life that found their way onto the page.
1) The vibe was loosely inspired by Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby.
2) The Murray Hill apartment is based on an actual one, which belonged to my late Aunt Phyllis, and the descriptions are pulled completely from my childhood memory. To this day, her sunny two-bedroom remains the iconic New York City dream dwelling. The building, The Windermere, is fictional.
3) Bestselling author, New York Times Book Review critic, and friend Sarah Weinman gave me lots of insight into how true crime writers do their research. Sarah’s searing and important article in The Cut (June 3, 2019. Before, and After, the Jogger Survivors of the real ‘Central Park Five’ attacker speak for the first time) was the inspiration for my character Rosie’s fictional first true crime book.
4) There are a number of other little pieces from my life that found their way onto the page.