ANYONE could have murdered Odie May, but who did it? All is revealed by author Claire Dyer in her new thriller.
The Reading-based writer has put a different spin on a murder mystery where the victim solves her own murder in The Significant Others of Odie May.
Released last Wednesday, the story follows Odie May and her married lover who celebrates leaving his wife.
When Odie pops out to buy some wine, she is murdered by a woman in a lime green coat.
Next thing she knows, she’s in a waiting room and there’s a man called Carl Draper who interviews her.
They track back the significant others in Odie’s life to try and work out who killed her and why.
Carl shows Odie what’s happening in the life she’s left behind as her mother and her lover, Michael, learn of her death.
Although Carl is able to return Odie to the moment before she was killed, this comes at a price she may not be able to pay.
“I am a huge fan of murder mysteries and wanted to see if I could write one,” says Ms Dyer.
“The idea for the book came fully formed, although it took a slight detour with the introduction of Carl and his role in the book.
“I absolutely adored peppering in clues and red herrings and, having based my previous books very much in the here and now, letting in the magical realism of room three was great fun.”
Ms Dyer added: “I also loved getting to know Odie as she got to know herself, however much the book is a murder mystery though, it is also a story about love, in its many forms.”
Gaining an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, Ms Dyer is a regular contributor on BBC Radio Berkshire and runs Reading’s Poets’ Cafe.
For more details, visit clairedyer.com
