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About Three Authors: Poison Pen by Val Tobin

rebeccacarter's review

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5.0

This murder mystery lets you know from the start who the killer is, as you read along, you'll watch as the cop and three women writers try to discover his identity. I used to quite often look at the end of a story to find out "whodunit," so I could follow along, picking up the clues, so this was a fun experience to watch the characters try to figure out what I already knew.

The characters themselves were "characters," for sure, with unique quirks and personalities that made them come to life. Throw in a bit of romance for the lovely ladies, and you get a story that'll keep you turning the pages. If you're an author or have author friends, you'll pick up on many of the joys and woes of the art. One scene I especially liked was when one of the male characters was picking up books at a fair. He wasn't into romance.... You know, a guy thing. So he thinks: "If romance was what she wrote, then romance was what heโ€™d read. Ian selected the most action-packed of the romance covers. A wolf stood under a full moon in the background. Maybe it was a nature story." Nature story! Smile. He's in for a surprise.
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