Writing a wrong / Betty Hechtman.

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Author:

Hechtman, Betty, 1947- author.

ISBN:

9780727890191

Physical Description:

216 pages ; 23 cm.

Series:

A writer for hire mystery ; [2]

Writer for hire mystery ; 2.

Abstract:

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?

Subject Term:

Authors -- Fiction.

Love-letters -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction.

Écrivains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Lettres d'amour -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Meurtre -- Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Mensonge -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Truthfulness and falsehood. (OCoLC)fst01158255

Murder -- Investigation. (OCoLC)fst01029788

Love-letters. (OCoLC)fst01003069

Authors. (OCoLC)fst00821688

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Mystery fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

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Summary

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?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

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 (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.