To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano

To Write a Wrong
by Jen Turano

ISBN-13: 9780764235320
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Bethany House
Released: August 3rd 2021

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Miss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to puzzle out plots, she happily works behind the scenes for the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, staying well away from danger. However, when Mr. Herman Henderson arrives on the doorstep of the agency, desperate for someone to investigate numerous attempts on his life, Daphne soon finds herself in the thick of a case she's determined to solve.

Mr. Herman Henderson is also a mystery writer, but unlike the dashing heroes he pens, he prefers living a quiet life, determined to avoid the fate of his adventurous parents, who perished while searching for the Lost City of Gold. As the list of suspects grows and sinister plots are directed at Daphne, the situation quickly deteriorates, and a revealed secret jeopardizes Daphne's career.


My Review:
To Write a Wrong is a Christian romance set in 1887 in New York. The characters got into silly situations, but the humor seemed to fall flat for me. In the first part of the book, the author sometimes even skipped out on the funny part of the scene. Daphne would get into an awkward situation, then we'd jump forward to Daphne summarizing what had happened rather than getting to see how she managed to talk her way out of it (which is usually the funny part). There were also a lot of scenes with two characters talking things over in detail, so not a lot of action happened until the second part of the book.

The mystery wasn't really the point of the story. Daphne asked enough questions to create an extensive suspect list, but she didn't ask obvious questions to help narrow down that list. Like one incident happened in the secret passages, so who knew how to access them? Daphne was able to solve the mystery, but most of the time was spent in silly situations with Herman, allowing them to get to know each other. They had shared interests, built each other up, and got along well.

Some historical details (mainly about clothing) were woven into the story, but this author doesn't write highly historical novels. For example, she used modern phrases like "you are stronger than you think." Daphne felt like she lacked courage and often prayed to God for courage in the past. There was no sex or bad language.


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