Mary Jane Clark is the author of the Key News Thrillers and Wedding Cake Mysteries series. Her latest novel, “Footprints in the Sand,” came out in January.
Excerpts from an interview:
Q: What was your favorite book as a child?
A: I loved the Trixie Belden mysteries series.
Q: Did you always want to be a writer?
A: No. I wanted to be in broadcast journalism and my time at CBS News led me to writing.



