I gave birth to twins, and it inspired a crime novel

I recall my reaction to being told we were pregnant with identical twins all too well. It was something along the lines of, “This is great for committing crime.” The sonographer, rightly so, looked at me as if he was doing an ultrasound on Tony Soprano.

We were having identical twins, specifically, in our case, monochorionic, diamniotic twins, which is one egg, one placenta, but two amniotic sacs. This is preferable to monochorionic, monoamniotic twins, who are squeezed into the very same sac together. The equivalent, I presume, of a studio apartment in Manhattan, shared with your best friend. A tight squeeze, not to mention a flurry of extra risks.

Admissions from the suspect are a cherry on top, but not all they’ve cracked up to be, either. There is always the possibility that a tenacious lawyer will have the police interview and admissions thrown out at court. Then it all comes down to the supporting, or circumstantial, evidence. A blessing for a crime writer, but hard work for a detective.

Then there are the non-crime committing, but just as intriguing, twins. Let me tell you about Brittany and Briana, identical twins who married identical twins Josh and Jeremy. Brittany married Josh and Briana married Jeremy, or the other way around – not sure, doesn’t matter. What matters is this: identical twin sisters, marrying identical twin brothers, means that their children – should they have them – will be genetically siblings, not just cousins. Imagine sending your DNA off to Ancestry.

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