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Hooked! Query letters that piqued an agent's interest - Part 1 of 5

By Marla Miller
Published: December 10, 2008
Jeff Moores is a literary agent at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency in New York City. Last spring, his boss passed along a query letter he liked but could not pursue. Jeff also liked what he read. He requested the manuscript and now represents Michelle Von Euw's novel, Far From Home.
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