Riley Baxter is in Hopewell, Louisiana, to persuade a parole committee to keep the man in prison who killed her parents in a car accident. As she runs from the room to get some fresh air, she sees a very distraught teen pleading with her mother. Riley is captivated by the family and approaches them. She learns the father is in prison for a museum burglary and the teen daughter, Jasmine, insists he is innocent. She learns they lost their home and are struggling to survive. Riley sees a great article in their plight. She's a writer for a Southern magazine that would love an article like this. It could be the break Riley has been looking for in her career.
Riley and her brother Rafe are staying at Ardy Simpson's home. Ardy's son, Hayden, and Rafe are close friends and there is a family connection with Rafe's fiancรฉe. Hayden Simpson is the police commissioner in this small Louisiana town. During a family dinner with these friends, he is called to fish a body out of the bayou that's hooked in a gator line. His investigation leads him on an interesting trail of managed health care fraud and a series of untimely deaths. The more he digs, the worse things get.
Riley does some more investigating on the plight of the family she met at the penitentiary and decides to write a series of articles for her magazine. Her editor loves her first article and can't wait to get the next installment. But her further investigations and subsequent articles make someone angry. A sniper takes a shot at Riley one evening on her way back to Ardy's house. He came within an inch of killing her. Who is trying to silence her plea for this family, and why?
To WRITE A WRONG is the second book in Robin Caroll's Justice Seekers series. The story will hook you from the first page and won't let go. Both investigations are intricately woven together with stellar writing and excellent character development. This is a riveting thriller about justice and forgiveness. A bit of romance and a lot of inspiration make this a great read.
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