Judy Fitzwater

Dying to Get Published Judy Fitzwater

Mystery writer Jennifer Marsh has a stack of unpublished manuscripts and rejection letters to match filling her closet. All she needs is publicity to get her books published. How about murder?She'll find a target so mean that she'd actually be doing the world a favor by bumping them off. And she knows just the person: Penney Richmond, a high-powered literary agent who's made it her job to ruin people's lives. All Jennifer has to do is frame herself, do the deed, and come up with an iron-clad alibi, and she'll be well on her way to getting a three book deal. But there's a huge flaw in her plan. A vegetarian good girl who rescued a greyhound could never actually kill someone. But when Penney is found murdered and the police think Jennifer did it, she'd better find the real murderer before she goes away... for life. Along with her eccentric writer's group, spunky old ladies with a nose for sleuthing, her neurotic greyhound, and a sexy, sarcastic reporter named Sam, Jennifer embarks on a journey filled with danger, deception, and disguises that could leave her Dying to Get Published.. DYING TO GET PUBLISHED was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Mystery."Suspenseful, funny, and bracingly perceptive." - Janet Evanovich"A sprightly novel." - Carolyn G. Har