Claire DouglasShow NotesOn today's episode we visit with Claire Douglas, the author of The Girls Who DisappearedHarper Collins (1/2023)A car accident.Three missing girls.A twenty-year mystery.A woman on the verge of discovering the truth . . .In a rural Wilshire town lies the Devil’s Corridor—a haunted road which has witnessed eeriehappenings, from unexplained deaths to the sounds of a child crying in the night.In this bucolic stretch of Southwest England famous for its otherworldly sites, nothing is morepuzzling than the Olivia Rutherford case. Four girls were driving home. After their car crashedonly one—Olivia—was found.What happened to the girls who disappeared? On the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy,journalist Jenna Halliday has arrived in Wiltshire to cover the case. The locals aren’t happy withthis outsider determined to dig into the past. Least of all Olivia.Soon, Jenna starts receiving menacing notes. The locals have made it clear she’s not welcome.But someone is going to make her leave one way or another. Jenna’s been warned: she mustget out of this town before she suffers a dark fate . . . and becomes another mystery attached tothis place.Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years writing features for women'smagazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age ofseven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her firstnovel, THE SISTERS. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children. You can find Claireon the Harper Collins author's page.TRIVIALast week's question was:Which mystery author is famously quoted as saying :If it sounds like writing, then I rewrite it.”a. Elmore Leonardb. Dan Brownc. Clive Cusslerd. F. Scott FitzgeraldThe answer is a. Elmore Leonard. Commended by critics for his gritty realism and strongdialogue, Leonard sometimes took liberties with grammar in the interest of speeding the storyalong. In his essay "Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing" he said: "My most important rule isone that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." He also hinted: "I try to leave outthe parts that readers tend to skipThis week's question is:How long did it take Mickey Spillane to write his first mystery novel?a. 3 yearsb. a monthc. 9 daysd. 3 weeks