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by Jan Brogan

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"Journalist Brogan's taut, well-written second mystery (after 2001's Final Copy) introduces Hallie Ahearn, a down-on-her-luck reporter who has left Boston, Mass., for Rhode Island, a small state with big-time corruption. A trip to the local convenience store lands Ahearn right in the middle of a fatal robbery. Family man and convenience store owner Barry Mazursky gets a bullet in his forehead, and Ahearn — quavering and unseen behind an Italian biscuit display — gets drawn into the crime as friend, eavesdropper and investigator. It seems that the shooting may not be the random act of punks or petty criminals but something more sinister. People high and low in the food chain have a lot to lose, including Mazursky's family, corrupt Providence mayor Bill Lopresti, talk-radio jock Leonard Marianni and state-lottery honcho Gregory Ayers. Brogan does a good job of creating a bristling plot and likable characters, while dosing the whole novel with elements of humor and satire that are original, accurate and unexpected. Altogether, this is a fine New England concoction, like a fresh lobster roll liberally laced with arsenic. Agent, Dan Mandel at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Apr. 20)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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- Jan Brogan's first novel, "Final Copy (Larcom Press, 2001), won "The Drood Review of Mystery's Editor's Choice Award and was named one of the best eight mysteries published in 2001.- Like the novels of Edgar Award-winning author Laura Lippman, this book is fast-paced and impossible to put down. It is certain to appeal to fans of Lippman, as well as fans of Linda Barnes's Carlotta Carlyle mysteries.- Jan Brogan, an award-winning journalist, has worked in newspapers for 20 years. She is a former writer at "The Providence Journal Bulletin and currently works as a correspondent for "The Boston Globe. Well-connected in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, she plans to promote her book extensively in both states.

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From the award-winning author of "Final Copy" comes a new, fast-paced mysterythat will be impossible to put down.
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ISBN:
9780892960071
Author:
Brogan, Jan
Publisher:
Mysterious Press
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Businessmen
Subject:
Women journalists
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Witnesses
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Publication Date:
20050431
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
340
Dimensions:
9.16x6.34x1.28 in. 1.14 lbs.
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Product details 340 pages Mysterious Press - English 9780892960071 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Journalist Brogan's taut, well-written second mystery (after 2001's Final Copy) introduces Hallie Ahearn, a down-on-her-luck reporter who has left Boston, Mass., for Rhode Island, a small state with big-time corruption. A trip to the local convenience store lands Ahearn right in the middle of a fatal robbery. Family man and convenience store owner Barry Mazursky gets a bullet in his forehead, and Ahearn — quavering and unseen behind an Italian biscuit display — gets drawn into the crime as friend, eavesdropper and investigator. It seems that the shooting may not be the random act of punks or petty criminals but something more sinister. People high and low in the food chain have a lot to lose, including Mazursky's family, corrupt Providence mayor Bill Lopresti, talk-radio jock Leonard Marianni and state-lottery honcho Gregory Ayers. Brogan does a good job of creating a bristling plot and likable characters, while dosing the whole novel with elements of humor and satire that are original, accurate and unexpected. Altogether, this is a fine New England concoction, like a fresh lobster roll liberally laced with arsenic. Agent, Dan Mandel at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Apr. 20)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , - Jan Brogan's first novel, "Final Copy (Larcom Press, 2001), won "The Drood Review of Mystery's Editor's Choice Award and was named one of the best eight mysteries published in 2001.- Like the novels of Edgar Award-winning author Laura Lippman, this book is fast-paced and impossible to put down. It is certain to appeal to fans of Lippman, as well as fans of Linda Barnes's Carlotta Carlyle mysteries.- Jan Brogan, an award-winning journalist, has worked in newspapers for 20 years. She is a former writer at "The Providence Journal Bulletin and currently works as a correspondent for "The Boston Globe. Well-connected in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, she plans to promote her book extensively in both states.
"Synopsis" by , From the award-winning author of "Final Copy" comes a new, fast-paced mysterythat will be impossible to put down.
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