# Perfect headline

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108 "2022-05-26T00:25:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108/1 "2022-05-26T00:25:14Z")

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Author of “How to Murder Your Husband” convicted of murder.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108/2 "2022-05-26T02:14:24Z")

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See also

> [@Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" charged with murdering husband \[update: sentenced to life in prison\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband/962407):
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> Maybe keep an eye on what your spouse is writing about on-line?

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**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108/3 "2022-05-26T19:20:58Z")

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Did she follow the tips in her book? I think that’s an important point which shouldn’t be ignored.

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**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108/4 "2022-05-26T19:31:21Z")

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She should have just followed Sue Grafton’s path. Write about doing in a fictionalized way to exorcise those demons. Then let it be.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108/5 "2022-05-26T19:38:44Z")

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Well, the title says nothing about not getting caught. Perhaps that was the sequel in the works.