The New York Times Book Review
"The writing is breezy and marked by deft turns of phrase."


Book Description
McKenna knew the score when she went to work for Writing magazine. There would always be people who couldn't write but wanted to be writers. There would always be people with get-rich-quick fantasies looking to produce the next sex-and-sin bestseller. She fully expected to uncover skeletons in closets. Instead, on her very first day, she found an entire body. Join McKenna, former romance novelist turned true-crime writer, as she once again turns reluctant sleuth in this mystery that presents a picture of one corner of the publishing world.


About the Author
Jane Haddam, whose pen name is Orania Papazoglou, has written over 20 mysteries and is a regular contributor to magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Family Circle, and Parents. She lives in Watertown, Connecticut.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"Alida Brookfield, the magazine's owner-publisher, considered the financially exciting possibilities of her readership. There would always be people who couldn't write but wanted to be writers. There would always be people whose personal get-rich-quick fantasy was to produce the next sex-and-sin bestseller in their sleep. There would always be people who didn't know the score." "McKenna knew the score, harbored no illusions. When she went to work for Writing Enterprises, she fully expected to uncover skeletons in closets. What she didn't expect to find, especially on her first day, was a dead body."--BOOK JACKET.

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