Twitter Inspires T.R. Richmond to Write a Mystery Novel

By Maryann Yin 

What She Left CoverWriter T.R. Richmond wrote a mystery novel, entitled What She Left, that is told with tweets, Facebook posts, emails, playlists, web forum comments, letters, and diary entries. According to The Telegraph, the lead characters are charged with cracking a murder case using clues from the deceased person’s online life.

The inspiration for this story came to Richmond as he was browsing through his Twitter feed. Penguin U.K. will release the eBook edition on April 23, 2015. Simon & Schuster U.S. will publish the hardcover version on January 05, 2016.

Here’s more from the article: “Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has been lined up to voice protagonist Alice Salmon in the audiobook. Fellow GoT star Charles Dance is providing the voice of Professor Cooke – an ageing anthropology professor fixated on solving the mystery of his former student’s death. In a real-world extension of the book, both leading characters have their own social media presence – Alice has a Facebook page and Professor Cooke a tumblr blogand Twitter account.”