Hunting Annabelle

BY wendy heard

mira

2018

Query Letter

Thank you for the opportunity to submit my query for COPPER SHADOWS, a psychological thriller and twisted love story about [redacted for spoilers. Read below if you want the spoilers]. COPPER SHADOWS is set in 1986 and is complete at 71,000 words.

After serving three years in a psychiatric prison, Sean is determined to stay away from any potential victims. He can’t resist Annabelle, though, and when she’s kidnapped on their first date, he’s driven to extremes in his quest to find her. Haunted by the fear that it might be better for her if he never does, he is tormented by the belief that in saving her lies his only chance at redemption. His investigation leads him through her troubled past in rural Texas and brings him face-to-face with a killer more ruthless than he.

Thank you again for your consideration. I have pasted the first chapter into the body of this email and am happy to provide a partial or full manuscript for your review. Thanks to your first page/query swap project a couple of years ago, I've created a Critique Partner matching site where I play matchmaker for aspiring authors. It's going really well! I thank you for your work on that.

Full first line: Thank you for the opportunity to submit my query for COPPER SHADOWS, a psychological thriller and twisted love story about two serial killers who inadvertently target each other. One struggles against his predatory nature, and one, a female Dexter type, embraces hers.

About

Age Range

Adult

Genre

Thriller

Word Count

85,000

Book Link

https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Annabelle-Wendy-Heard/dp/077836934X

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