Why would a writer with a successful detective series take 25 years between books? The question itself sounds like it could be the opening premise for a mystery novel, but for Neil Albert, of Ephrata, the answers are simpler.
In 1996, after finishing âTangled June,â the sixth novel in his Dave Garrett mystery series, Albert thought heâd reached a logical conclusion to the story. Heâd been working at a rapid pace â writing a book nearly every year since 1989, while working full time as a lawyer.
âI thought it had come to an end,â Albert says. âAny ideas for going further seemed like soap opera-type complications, and I respected the series too much to do that.â