Mystery readers looking for a credible, engaging female protagonist who is smart, compelling, formidable, but human, will love The Clare Carlson Mystery Collection, Books 1-6. And the bonus- a behind-the-scenes look into TV newsrooms that is as authentic as it gets.
Yesterday' s News (Book 1)In one of the most famous missing child cases ever, eleven-year-old Lucy Devlin disappeared on her way to school fifteen years ago. A case which turned reporter Clare Carlson into an overnight media superstar and won her a Pulitzer. Now, new evidence, new victims, and new suspects plunge Clare back into this sensational story- forcing her to confront dangerous elements and long-hidden truths from her own past.
Below the Fold (Book 2)When the battered body of a homeless woman is found on the streets of New York City, her murder gets largely ignored by the media. TV journalist Clare Carlson decides to dig deeper and uncovers mysterious links; more murders, more victims, more questions. Will Clare survive as she chases her biggest story ever?
The Last Scoop (Book 3)Martin Barlow was TV news director Clare Carlson' s first editor, a beloved mentor who helped start her career as a journalist. After Barlow is murdered during an apparent mugging attempt gone bad, Clare uncovers a shocking last story he was working on- about a mass murderer no one knew was out there.
Beyond the Headlines (Book 4)She was a mega-celebrity. He was a billionaire businessman- Laurie Bateman and Charles Hollister- a power couple who had it all- until Charles is found dead, leaving Laurie charged with his murder. TV journalist Clare Carlson does an emotional jailhouse interview that helps win Laurie' s release from prison. Soon, there are more murders, more victims, and more questions that plunge Clare into a baffling mystery that stretches back fifty years to the epic Vietnam War.
It' s News to Me (Book 5)When Riley Hunt- a popular student at Manhattan' s Easton College- is brutally murdered, it becomes a big story for TV newswoman Clare Carlson. A troubled Afghanistan war veteran is arrested as a suspect. But Clare believes this is more than a simple murder case- and fears more lives, including her own, remain in danger.
Broadcast Blues (Book 6)Wendy Kyle works as a PI for wives who suspect their husbands of cheating. So when Wendy is murdered, TV newswoman Clare Carlson knows it' s her next big story. As she investigates, Clare is targeted by some of NYC' s richest and most powerful men, who will stop at nothing to keep her from exposing the secrets Wendy took to her grave.
