About Gina Grant
How Power Tools Led Me to Murder
In 2018, I moved to Aurora and started over. Determined to learn DIYing, I bought myself a drill-driver set and discovered that even the beginner tutorials assumed I knew which was which.
I did not.
Fast forward to today. A neighbor recently asked if he could borrow my saw. “Which one?” I asked. “Compound miter, circular, jigsaw, reciprocating, or pruning?”
Power tools are my jam. And that’s what I do when I’m not writing—I fix things.
In 2023, I began writing my first cozy mystery after a multi-year hiatus. I figured my sleuth would be like me: an upcycler in her sixties. And she is. Mostly. Except Agatha Shadewell is also a career criminal, which I am not. Honest. Still, it turns out I have a knack for imagining clever heists and cons. Purely fictional ones.
Interestingly, crime and DIY have a surprising amount in common. If you can rewire a lamp, you can outsmart an alarm system. Can you rebuild a bookshelf? Then you can remove an air conditioner and wriggle through the opening. Know how to recreate antique molding? You can fake an eyeball for a retinal scanner.
Chance, Agatha’s slightly psychic dog, is based on my rescue pup, Canoli, a Mexican street dog named after an Italian pastry. He’s paid for his creative input in dried liver treats.
And that’s how power tools, a small town, and one opinionated dog led me to murder.
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A Conversation with Gina Grant
We sat down with Gina Grant to discuss her writing journey, creative process, and what inspires her stories. Get an inside look at her experiences and learn valuable insights from a fellow writer in our community.
Which writers inspire you and why?
Sir Terry Pratchett, Janet Evanovich, Davis Rosenfelt, Richard Osman, and more!
What is your favourite genre in which to write and why?
Mystery—I love reading and writing a slightly edgier cozy.
Do you have a current work in progress? Can you tell us a bit about it?
“An Unlikely Heist.” The Book 6 in The Unlikely Murder Club series.
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