Christopher Mirabile is a novelist, start-up mentor, and former corporate lawyer known for his love of rich storytelling rooted deeply in place. His debut mystery series follows Silas Lopez, a plainspoken former ranch hand turned police chief in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A full-time resident of Provincetown, Christopher draws inspiration from the town’s unique character and history. When not writing, he’s hiking with his dogs, taking photos, or Jeeping in the dunes with his wife.
Dunes of Herring Cove Beach at sunset, showing the magic known to artists as “Cape Light.” Herring Cove is where Silas and Kevin Clark interacted with the fisherman in The Washashore.
Flowers of Provincetown. This is the kind of lush, overflowing garden Silas walks past when he takes Bandit on walks around town.
Race Point Light & Lightkeeper’s House. This is the lighthouse with the white beam that Wren and Silas talk about at dinner and picnic near in The Washashore.
Your author with his wife and their rescued Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie mix, Harry. Many of Bandit’s antics and behaviors are inspired by Harry.
One of many gorgeous restored old houses and cottages in Provincetown, this one in the west end. This is a good facsimile of what Constance Blanchard’s house looks like in The Holdfast.
Your author, with Harry and his brother Eddie, also a rescue. They are working on a hole at low tide on the sandbars of the Beach Point area not far from Wren’s house.
Wood End Light, with its red beam illuminated at sunrise, just as Wren describes photographing it to Silas in The Washashore. This lighthouse is also where they walk out towards in the breakwater scene.
Spectacular sunset on the outer beach. Provincetown is one of the few places on the East Coast where the sun sets directly over open water.
The outer Cape teams with grey seals and harbor seals. They are very curious about dogs like Bandit and when the light is just right, you can see them through breaking waves. One of them features in a scene in The Holdfast.
