In my view she was, is, and always will be the greatest mystery writer. What she could accomplish in only a few words is just astonishing. She wrote and I write plot driven books. But I certainly don't claim to be able to evoke a character as easily as she did. I don't think our styles are similar, but I do think our basic approach to writing is.
People read mysteries because they want to feel they're in a just world.
They know when they read a mystery, that goodness and justice are going to be celebrated. In addition to your Henrie O books, you write another mystery series. Henrie O is a celebration of age and experience and the Annie and Max books are celebrating youth and enthusiasm. So there's a very different feel to the books. As you know, this interview will be appearing on an Internet site.