Jacob Shymanski

Like, does she live up to the stereotype of aunties?

A book can be more than one thing at the same time.

It can be serious and funny.

I'm not saying it's hilarious the whole time.

It obviously isn't.

It's actually very well assembled in terms of like the murder mystery aspect.

I'm terrible at figuring out who did it.

I wasn't even close.

And by the way, when it comes to the ending and what actually happened,

bravo thank you it's very unpredictable and i really like the ending sequence where they invite everybody into the room all the suspects and the people involved to do this big dramatic dinner scene again i just found that very funny too they're like recreating what they would do in like a agatha christie book because in world coser and may love agatha christie which i find so charming yeah um the book

Well, all of your books essentially take place in this Golden Crescent neighborhood.

But Detective Auntie more specifically takes place in this strip mall in Scarborough and the different shops that are within it.

And there's a lot of interviews with different shopkeepers there because it's sort of the scene of the crime.

Is that strip mall based on a real place in your mind?

Is it, they want actual street names and corners, right?

Computer repair shop.

It's pretty eclectic.

Why do you write about and find inspiration from these communities, these places that you're familiar with?

And you do shout out Scarborough directly in the books too.

Like Golden Crescent is like a part of Scarborough or Scarberia as you call it.