Writing a Wrong - (A Writer for Hire Mystery) by Betty Hechtman (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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?

Review Quotes

A sympathetic heroine ... with an intriguing plot involving class and abuse. Readers will look forward to future instalments-- "Publishers Weekly on Murder Ink"

Entertaining, well-paced ... Hechtman skilfully weaves the whodunit plot with intriguing personal story lines-- "Publishers Weekly on Hooks Can Be Deceiving"

Hechtman's lucky 13th is a character-driven cozy whose mystery is solid enough to raise it above the average-- "Kirkus Reviews on Hooks Can Be Deceiving"

Plenty of plot twists and an appealing heroine ... What's not to like?-- "Kirkus Reviews on Murder Ink"

About the Author

Despite completing a Fine Arts degree, all Betty Hechtman ever wanted to be was a writer. She wrote a weekly column in her college newspaper and later wrote magazine and newspaper pieces, along with short stories and a prize-wining screenplay. Betty had her first novel published in 2006. Since then she has had 20 books published across two cozy mystery series centered on another one of her loves - yarn craft - plus the first book, Murder Ink, in the Writer for Hire series published by Severn House. She lives with her family in Southern California. www.bettyhechtman.com Facebook: Betty Hechtman Author