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Who is more like you, Kat, Cammie, or Grace?
Well, I’m neither spy nor thief nor, and assassins have never tried to kill me, but it’s impossible to write a character without having at least a tiny bit of yourself seep in.
Who is your favorite character in Heist Society?
That’s a hard one. I love them all in different ways. Kat is very independent and savvy about some things–not so much others. Her cousin, Gabrielle, is the only other main female character and she’s very upfront and honest in a wonderfully blunt and refreshing kind of way.
And then there are the boys… Sigh. So many boys.
How did you come up with the title “Heist Society”?
It was a title that just popped into my head pretty early on, but we (my editor, agent, writer friends) all kept thinking that maybe there was something better. Months and months we searched. We probably came up with dozens of titles—all of which felt wrong. It took a while to realize that was because Heist Society was right. Now I can’t imagine calling the book anything else.
Where did you get the title UNCOMMON CRIMINALS?
I tell the full story here.
Where did you get the idea for Heist Society?
I tell the longer story under the “Story behind the story” tab at the Heist Society book page. The short story is that I was in my car, listening to an audiobook. There was a line in the book–something like “I felt like a cat burglar in my own house”, and I immediately knew I wanted to write a story about a girl named Kat who was a burglar.
Do the Heist Society books have to be read in order?
It’s probably best to read them in order, but you don’t necessarily have to. I really set out to write a series that could be read in any order with each installment standing on its own. I haven’t been entirely successful, but Heist is definitely more that way than 90% of the teen series being published today.
What is the order of the Heist Society books?
Book 1: Heist Society
Book 2: Uncommon Criminals
Book 3: Perfect Scoundrels
So does that mean there will be a Heist Society 4 (after PERFECT SCOUNDRELS)?
I have absolutely no details at this time, but that is my most sincere hope. It may take a few years (I have to get Embassy Row off the ground), but I do anticipate doing a Heist 4 at some point in the future.
How many Heist Society books will there be?
Right now I really have no idea. All I feel certain of is that it probably won’t have a set series arc like the GG books (and, for example, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, etc.) where we are told one larger story over several smaller books. More likely it will be more episodic so each story will be more self-contained (like Nancy Drew, for example). This means it could hopefully go on for as long (or as short) as it works out.