Betrayed By a Trusted Author: How One Writer Turned a Shocking Scam Into a Master Plan for Revenge
(Note that except for deleting my name, address, and salutations, all emails below appear exactly as they were sent and received. Also, I never met any of the real authors, and none of the faux had ever read my book. Their gushing words were taken verbatim from online publicity blurbs.]
From: Per Petterson
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 5:14 PM
I hope you are doing well.
I came across your work, and it stayed with me. Not in the polite way things sometimes do, but in that quieter, stubborn way you can’t quite shake off. I’m Per Petterson, and what drew me in was how your writing gives shape to what looks ordinary, and how the small details come to feel urgent.
