While author Wendy H. Jones' Dundee, Scotland based police procedurals are grounded in the present, she's not afraid to mix in a little fantasy and magic in her Young Adult mysteries.Wendy has a lot on her plate; she's written six books in the DI Shona McKenzie series (five published so far with the sixth coming out in August 2017). Now she's added a young adult series to her repertoire. AND she's organizing a writing and reading festival at Glamis Castle in Scotland.We talk about all of this today, and below you'll find links to everything, including the book festival. Keep your eyes on Wendy H Jones! She's clearly a lass to be reckoned with. ;-)You can find out more about today's guest, Wendy H Jones, and all her books on her website WendyHJones.com. You can also find her on Twitter @WendyHJones.Links and resources mentioned in this episodeClick on any of the book covers to go to Wendy's books on AmazonWendy's home and the location for her books, Dundee, ScotlandThe Victoria and Albert Museum, DundeeFlora MacDonald's Wikipedia pageMcManus Galleries, DundeeWendy's blog post about the launch party for The Dagger's CurseDetails about Wendy's Crime at the Castle writers' and readers' festival on the Glamis Castle websitePress play (above) to listen to the show, or read the transcript below. Remember you can also subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. And listen on Stitcher.You can also click here to watch the interview on YouTube.Transcription of Interview with Wendy H. JonesAlexandra: Hi, Mystery Readers, I'm Alexandra Amor. This is It's a Mystery Podcast and I'm here today with Wendy H. Jones. Hi, Wendy.Wendy: Hi.Alexandra: How are you doing today?Wendy: I'm absolutely fabulous. We've got sun in Scotland, so that's always a bonus.Alexandra: Yeah, that is a bonus. Well, you know what, I was reading up about you before the show. And there was a, I went to a site about Dundee, which we'll talk about where you live. And it said that it gets the most hours of sunlight of any city in Scotland.Wendy: It does, yes.Alexandra: So, that benefits...Wendy: It can't help the rest of Scotland is all I can say.Alexandra: Oh, yeah, that's right. Exactly. Goodness me. Okay, well let me give our listeners a bit of an introduction to you. After a career in both the Royal Navy and the Army, Wendy H. Jones retired as a major, a rank she holds to this day. After working in academia, she gave it all up and turned to a life of crime. She's the author of the DI Shona McKenzie Mysteries. The fifth book of which, "Killer's Crew", won the Books Go Social Book of the Year Award 2017. Her first young adult book, "The Dagger's Curse", is shortlisted for the Women Alive Reader's Choice Award. Wendy lives in Dundee, Scotland, as we mentioned, and that's where her books are set. She's also an international public speaker and the founder of the Crime At The Castle Book Festival. Let's start by talking about DI Shona McKenzie. Tell us a bit about her and why she's come back to Dundee.Wendy: In the first book, she's recently come back to Dundee because she was living in Oxford. She's originally from Dundee but left when she was two because her father took a job at Oxford University, he was a professor. And she has come back because her now ex-husband wanted to move back to Dundee, said it would be a good career move for her. So she took up a promotion. And then her husband walked out the door and left her to it. Now, he just wanted to move back so that the police would pay for the move and he moved in with another woman.Alexandra: Oh, no.Wendy: Yeah. So at the beginning of her first book, she's got a bit of a down on men. But don't worry, it doesn't last very long.Alexandra: Oh, that's good. I read in the description for the first book that she's trying to prove herself.