MYSTERIES R US: Doug Stumpf, senior editor...

MYSTERIES R US: Doug Stumpf, senior editor at William Morrow & Co. in New York, says the county is the setting for so many mysteries because it’s “perfect”--suburban, but with “the crime and sophistication of an urban center.” Besides, “there’s something about a hotter climate and the beach and palm trees that gives it a really sexy element you don’t get if your feet are in the snow.” . . . And judging from the manuscripts Stumpf sees, “there’s a lot of talent coming out of Orange County these days.”