A dissection of a successful query letter

I queried in the autumn of 2020, deep into the pandemic. Since some time has passed now, I thought I can share my query letter and try to parse out what worked, what I could have done better, and what I think ultimately made this letter successful. The reason I’m certain my query worked isn’t just that it ended up getting me an agent, but that it resulted in a great request rate from agents who saw only the query letter and no pages. I must have done something right!

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