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This Is Not a Book You Grab—This Is a Book That Grabs You “This is not a book you grab—this is a book that grabs you. A riveting thrill-ride, To Write a Wrong is Caroll at the top of her game. Heart-pounding suspense and romance make for a story with an all-too-real-edge that will leave you breathless til the end.” ~Tosca Lee, New York Times best-selling author of The Books of Mortals series with Ted Dekker “There is no more talented romantic suspense author than Robin Caroll. From the first sentence, To Write a Wrong, grabbed me and pulled me into the story. Love Caroll’s books!” ~Colleen Coble, best-selling author of Tidewater Inn and the Rock Harbor series “Robin Caroll’s To Write a Wrong shows an intensity that both wrenches and sings. With pulse-altering suspense and a startling authenticity in the emotions and relationships of the characters, Caroll tells a rhythmically rich story of imperfect people finding their way through impossible situations. Layered, entangled, and oh so satisfying, To Write a Wrong is Caroll’s best work ever.” ~Cynthia Ruchti, author of the Carol Award, RT Book Reviewers’ Choice, and Retailer’s Choice finalist They Almost Always Come Home “To Write a Wrong is a mind-twisting suspense skillfully inter- woven with a heartwarming romance taking readers on a roller- coaster of emotions. With characters you’ll love, hurt with, and fear for, the pages of this book will fly past, and you miss them once the adventure is over.” ~Vickie McDonough, award-winning author of twenty-five books and novellas “Robin Caroll has done it again. To Write a Wrong is full of gripping characters and a page-turning suspense as real as true life events.” ~Cynthia Hickey, author of the Summer Meadows mysteries i “To Write a Wrong is an exquisite blend of medical, legal, and romantic suspense served up southern-style. Noble characters and authentic emotion amid Caroll’s expertly enacted pacing, rich set- ting depictions and adrenaline-infused action sequences made this thrilling plot play out like a riveting movie in my mind. Highly recommended.” ~Cheryl Wyatt, award-winning author of inspirational action-romance “Robin Caroll delivers again. To Write a Wrong ups the ante when a reporter gets on the wrong side of a sadistic killer. The twists and turns just keep on coming until a surprise ending puts more than one wrong right.” ~Pam Hillman, author of Stealing Jake “The sun beamed through the windows as I sat down with To Write a Wrong. Within five minutes I shivered. Was that a noise upstairs? My heart pounded and tension filled my chest, but I couldn’t put the book down! Robin Caroll’s writing grips your throat like a vice from the first page. Faith, suspense, romance. Forget going to the gym . my pounding heart was enough of a workout!” ~Tricia Goyer, author of thirty-two books, including Chasing Mona Lisa “Robin Caroll is a gifted storyteller who draws you into the lives of her characters quickly and keeps you reading until the last page. To Write a Wrong is a fast paced suspense with just the right amount of romance.” ~ Margaret Daley, award-winning author “In To Write a Wrong, Robin Caroll has created the perfect blend of mystery, suspense, and romance to keep you rooting for the good guys . and eager to have justice served to the bad guys in a BIG way!” ~Alice K. Arenz, author of Mirrored Image and the Carol Award winning The Case of the Mystified M.D. Other Novels by Robin Caroll Justice Seekers Series Injustice for All Evil Series Deliver Us from Evil Fear No Evil In the Shadow of Evil Bayou Series Bayou Justice Bayou Corruption Bayou Judgment Bayou Paradox Bayou Betrayal Blackmail Framed! Dead Air Copyright © 2012 by Robin Miller All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 978-1-4336-72132 Published by B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, Tennessee Dewey Decimal Classification: F Subject Heading: JUSTICE—FICTION \ MYSTERY FICTION \ ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVEL Scripture quotations or paraphrases are taken from the following versions: the Holy Bible, New International Version (niv). Copy- right © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Publisher’s Note: The characters and events in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 • 16 15 14 13 12 For Benton Alexander Miller Forgy and Zayden Brody Forgy . because Gran loves you so much. Acknowledgments I cannot ask for a better publishing team than the ones with whom I work at B&H. They are so talented and work extremely hard behind the scenes to bring the novels to life. My heartfelt thanks to the whole Pure Enjoyment team, but especially to those I’ve been honored to work with closely on this novel: Julie Gwinn, Robin Patterson, Kim Stanford, Greg Pope, Haverly Penington, and Diana Lawrence. The vision of these amazing people push the Pure Enjoyment fiction line to the forefront in the industry. For everyone at B&H, thank you for being part of my publishing “family.” I truly appreciate each and every one of you for extending your talent and skill on my behalf. I can’t thank my editor, Julee Schwarzburg, enough for tak- ing the stories in my head and helping to refine them until they shine on the page. You are such an amazing editor, Julee, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for not only being an awesome editor, but a true friend. I stand in awe of you. This book dealt with minute details of our legal system, pro- bation and parole system, medical details, and our prison system. Huge thanks to the following people for sharing their knowl- edge with me: Rick Acker, Dr. Skipper Bertrand, Dr. Richard Mabry, Cara Putman, and Dr. Ronda Wells. Any mistakes in ix x to write a wrong the representation of legal issues are mine, where I twisted in the best interest of my story. Thanks to Joyce S. Bridges and Robert F. Hancock (Director of Collections at the Museum of the Confederacy), who answered my tedious questions regarding the War between the States artifacts and values with an enormous amount of patience and kindness. The “adjustments” I made were deliberate for fic- tional purposes. While writing this book, I ran into a rough patch that included not being able to locate my favorite “writing food.” Wonderful readers that follow me on Facebook and Twitter heard of my plight. Special thanks to Susan and Tom Snodgrass for sending me a box of Tom’s Hot Fries so I could finish the book. Special thanks to the CARA PUTMAN, for helping in plotting and reading this book through before I turned it in. You are amazing and I love you for all your assistance! As always, there are many in the writing community who help me in so many ways, I can’t even begin to list them. My heartfelt thanks to: Colleen Coble, Pam Hillman, Ronie Kendig, Tosca Lee, Dineen Miller, Cara Putman, and Cheryl Wyatt. My most sincere thanks to my awesome agent, Steve Laube (HP), who keeps me focused and on task, as well as remaining steady and calm when I need it. THANK YOU. My extended family members are my biggest fans and great- est cheerleaders. Thank you for ALWAYS being in my corner: Mom and Papa, BB and Robert, Bek and Krys, Bubba and Lisa, Brandon, Rachel, Scott Yarbrough, and Aunt Millicent. My deep gratitude for the feedback of first reader Lisa Burroughs who read this book for me before deadline, even while on vacation. Whatever would I do without your questions and comments? robin caroll xi I couldn’t do what I do without my girls—Emily Carol, Remington Case, and Isabella Co-Ceaux. I love each of you so much! Thank y’all so much for eating cereal for supper and let- ting me lock myself in my room when I needed to write. And my precious grandsons, Benton and Zayden, you are joys in my life. There aren’t enough words to express the love and gratitude for my husband, Case. Thank you for putting up with my moods, crazy ideas, endless “what-if?” questions, erratic cooking ideas, and deadline insanity. I could not do this without you and I love you with all my heart. Finally, all glory to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. “Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.’” Deuteronomy 1:29–30 Prologue A moonbeam stole in and sliced against the polished blade, casting an unanticipated glint across the room. A red indicator blazed on top of the security camera, even though it was no longer connected to the recording system. He knew because he’d cut the wires and disabled the system. X, or was it Y?—it was impossible to tell with all four of them wearing the same mask—let out a hiss. “Stop playing around and put the sword in the bag.” X, definitely. “Sabre, not sword,” he whispered to himself as he slipped the beautiful Civil War artifact into the velvet bag. He was Z, the last one selected for this special mission. The afterthought, but they’d needed a security systems person familiar with this par- ticular setup.
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