“It’s easy enough to look dumb, but acting that stupid is really difficult!”
Seconded, for the sake of anonymity, into Luke Darbyshere’s team, and masquerading as a minimally-educated chambermaid in one of the city’s supposedly top rank hotels, Francesca Lloyd - renamed ‘Chelsy’ for the duration – had reported her discovery of an entire wing on the fifteenth floor, whose unnumbered rooms are never officially occupied by any guest but frequently have people staying in them.
She is unsurprised to be told that her next task is to get herself allocated to the team which has the responsibility for cleaning them.
What does startle, and subsequently terrify her, is the recognition of one of the occupants, the realisation of exactly who his fellow conspirators are, and her eventual understanding of the nature and implications of the task they have set themselves.
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This is my week #4 response to Lisa Ricard Claro’s Book Blurb Friday challenge. Each week Lisa posts a photograph which represents a book cover. Participants are challenged to “Write a book jacket blurb (150 words or less) so enticing that potential readers would feel compelled to buy the book” Reading the varied responses is highly entertaining.
I love the way you've written this blurb. The opening quote is a hook straight away and now I want to ead the whole story AND know who Luke Derbyshere is! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteWonderful blurb! You have opened up a conspiracy of some sort, but I'm also interested in learning more about those investigating. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing BBF, and thanks for posting the badge. I appreciate it!
Tantalising blurb, and full of intrigue and suspense. Great idea, and the picture fits it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you have piqued my interest. This plot could go places that Bruce willis has been.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Margo. The opening line got me right off the bat.
ReplyDeleteYour story idea took me to an unexpected place...definitely a place I did not imagine when I looked at the photographic prompt. (But that is what is so cool about this meme: seeing what others "see" in the picture.)
I want to read this book!
oh don't leave me in suspense! I want to know who they are what they're all up to. This is a great blurb!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments - I have to admit I looked at this photo and thought I'd be giving this one a miss ... but then ...
ReplyDeleteLuke Darbyshere evolved from a Thinking Ten prompt; his first appearance at
http://www.thinkingten.com/profiles/blogs/crime-scene-capstone
and appearing intermittently thereafter ... he seemed like someone to hang on to!
This is a very creative piece of work and yes, it does cause the reader to want more, would sell a book for sure, I think.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Reminds me of my beloved Tana French and her Cassie Maddox (circa her undercover days). And now I realize I can add in my own title to the cover -- thereby adding another element of fun.
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt that there is a lot of talented writers out there. It's funny how when you first look at a picture you wonder how a story can develop and then... poof.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, wow. Really excellently done. I think your book would be one that I wouldn't put down.
ReplyDeleteKathy
Chelsy is in danger - I can feel it in my bones!
ReplyDeleteGreat blurb!
This is probably my favorite so far-what an interesting twist, and one worth getting to the bottom of!
ReplyDeleteI'm now racking my brains to think what could possibly have been going on here ... not a clue so far, but thank you all for your interest and comments.
ReplyDeleteI love this. Chelsy is a hilarious choice of name. And I think her challenge of 'acting that stupid' would create a fascinating storyline.
ReplyDeleteI agree on the opening line--and LOVE the title pun!! Great job.
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