{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jonathan Santlofer: Ten Perfect Guests","description":"Jonathan Santlofer joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about his latest thriller, TEN PERFECT GUESTS, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. He describes the book as a classic whodunit featuring 10 characters brought to an isolated island for a memorial, with an inheritance at stake. Jonathan wanted to use all classic tropes \u2014 locked room, large cast, hidden motives \u2014 without a detective figure. He explains that managing 10 distinct characters was more difficult than anticipated, requiring a character chart and careful differentiation so readers would not need to look back. The novel is written in the third-person omniscient perspective, allowing access to all characters' inner thoughts, with the final section shifting to the killer's point of view \u2014 which expanded unexpectedly to 35 pages. Jonathan also discusses his next project, the third book in his art-thriller series, which he is working on now. Our Latest \u201cBookreporter Talks To\u201d Interviews: Hank Phillippi Ryan: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6EjQPzlBOxw Shari Lapena:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/AZykCEM0ojE Chris Bohjalian: https:\/\/youtu.be\/VnRpBPFctY0 Nadia Hashimi:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxVRLLQY1oA Sophie Chen Keller:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/bWMs3VWUC4A Ben Reeves:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jsr5c3WQPuQ Rachel Beanland:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/6Piw8q7pGkc Lisa Scottolin:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/9MsfXILFZ_Y Our Latest \u201cBookaccino Live\u201d Book Group Events: Bruce Holsinger:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/wwQjtlPePBQ Wally Lamb:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/-eMtMznKoVE Laura Dave:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/RRWrSjdxyrc Lisa Ridz\u00e9n:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/dleYdLoh0bY Patrick Ryan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/keazeWK1lto Lily King:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/_yo2x2ZA0B0 Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tbrnetwork.com\/newsletters\/ FOLLOW US on Facebook:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bookreporter Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions ","author_name":"Bookreporter Talks To","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42993038\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42993038"}