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Writing a Wrong

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by Betty Hechtman
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Writer for Hire Veronica Blackstone's latest client is found dead and police suspect a burglary gone wrong, but Veronica isn't convinced in this intriguingly plotted mystery. As a writer for hire, Veronica Blackstone puts her keyboard to use to help others. That includes writing advertising copy for local businesses, and love letters for those needing romantic help. Tony Richards needs the latter. Debonair, charismatic, handsome, Tony seems like the last person who'd need help with love letters, but help him Veronica does . . . only, Tony owes her money and won't tell her anything about the woman she's writing the love letters for. That's not how Veronica normally works. When Tony is found dead, his real name is revealed as Ted Roberts. The police think his death was part of a burglary gone wrong, but Veronica isn't convinced. Why did he lie about his name? Who were the love letters for? And could they hold the key to his death?|Tony Richards hires Veronica Blackstone to write love letters for him, despite seemingly not needing her help. After he's found dead, the police reveal his name was Ted Roberts and believe he was killed during a robbery gone wrong. Veronica isn't convinced. Why did he lie about his name? Who were the letters for? Veronica's determined to find out.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Writer for Hire Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781448305483

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      • ISBN: 9781448305483
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 15, 2021
      Veronica Blackstone is a writer working on her second novel. To make ends meet, she also writes business brochures, r�sum�s, or anything a client needs--as long as it's legal. In this first in a new series, Blackstone takes on two assignments on the same day. One is writing love letters for Evan, an IT guy mooning for one of his clients; the other is a memorial book for Rachel, daughter of a socially prominent family, who died in a fall from a high-rise balcony off Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Veronica had written the wedding vows for Rachel and her husband just a year earlier and is now called to write the memorial without referring to the manner of death or interviewing Rachel's father. The two assignments become intertwined as Veronica interviews those who knew Rachel, so much so that Veronica is grateful for the support of the policeman in her writer's workshop. Hechtman vividly captures the pre-pandemic bustle of Chicago's Michigan Avenue in this engaging series debut.

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    • Kirkus

      July 1, 2021
      Hechtman follows up her sterling debut, Murder Ink (2021), with another case for her erudite heroine. Mystery author Veronica Blackstone may be hard at work on her second book, but her side hustles are what pay the rent. She runs a writers workshop and produces copy of all kinds for various businesses, with a specialty in love letters for the writing challenged. Her newest client, charismatic Tony Richards, claims to travel a lot and need love notes to keep his romance afloat. One of the members of her writers group is Ben, a cop who, like her, has been divorced and is gun-shy about relationships even after his sister, Veronica's neighbor, pushes them together. Veronica's just picked up several prospective clients: a young woman specializing in exotic ice cream, a well-known bakery and cafe seeking to expand, a family-run shoe store for children, and another young woman with an outdoor coffee stand. When a detective shows up asking her how she knows Ted Roberts, she's at a loss until she realizes that he's Tony Richards, who's been found stabbed in a girlfriend's apartment, and that he was a con man romancing women out of their money. Veronica's not sure whether the sleuthing she can't resist or her attempt to get closer to Ben is the more dangerous occupation. Another convoluted puzzle with a side of romance.

      COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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