Foul Play On Words

In Becky Clark's Foul Play on Words, the second installment in the Mystery Writer's Mystery cozy series, this mystery will strike a chord to all writers who want to get published. It would resonate with each and every one of us. It all started when Charlemagne "Charlee" Russo is asked to speak at a local writer's conference in Portland for her friend Viv and to help her out. Besides that, she requests Charlee's assistance in locating her daughter Hanna who went missing and agreed to look for her. AS a mystery writer herself, Charlee notices a lot of strange happenings at this writers conference while she went to look for help for Hanna: a sick food staff, computerization registration issues, a double booking with a dog agility show, and a whole lot more. Things couldn't go from bad to worse when agents and editors were stuck by the storm as Charlee had to do double duty to give feedback to first pages and sound advice to all types of writers. She also met some nefarious people at the conference that she became puzzled with including Viv's ex-husband Garth and Hanna's friends. Was she really missing or left on her accord? Charlee didn't get any resounding answers from Viv on her financial issues either. Before this conference can fall apart, it would be up to her to find Hanna and get down to the bottom of it before its too late for everyone conference attendee there to solve the puzzle.

This was an intriguing new mystery series to like and to fall. I do like the inspirational advice that Charlee said to those writers at the critique sessions and for being the keynote speaker. As a writer myself, it's good advice to pass on that writers and readers alike. I did care for Charlee and how she came across this puzzling dilemma. I do like how she took charge of the situation and helped Viv out, while she had more questions than answers. I did like was a mystery writer who knows what it's like to be rejected by agents before she can get a final "YES" with an offer. I did care for Viv and how she ended up getting mixed up with things. I did like the location of Portland and the settings ins and around the conference in the hotel before the storm and during it. This would lift your spirits and to propel you to keep the faith with a good caper to sink your teeth into with lots of drama, plenty of intrigue, a scoop of suspense and great action for a potential locked-room mystery scenario.

Will you help Charlee save the conference in Foul Play On Words today?