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Tessa Wegert had no intention of writing a series of mystery novels set in the Thousand Islands. But with the Dec. 5 release of “Devils at the Door,” her fifth

Connecticut’s bevy of writers has been churning out new books to read this spring.

Darien author Tessa Wegert will publish "Dead Wind" on April 5.

As a long-time reader of mysteries and thrillers, author Tessa Wegert loves those types of stories that focus on character development. “That just makes the case seem that much more authentic,” she said. “If you are able to make the character seem genuine, then people will be more likely to buy into those cases, as extreme and as unusual as they initially seem. The characters seem real enough that it could actually all play out in real life.” In “The Dead Season,” ...