Broadcast Blues

by R. G. Belsky

Overview

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.

Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and J. D. Robb

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608096367
Publisher:	Oceanview Publishing
Publication date:	01/21/2025
Series:	Clare Carlson Mystery , #6
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	692,850
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

R. G. Belsky is an author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. He has a degree in journalism from Ohio University and has had an illustrious career in both print and television news. He is the former Vice President at NBC Local Digital News, Managing Editor of the NY Daily News, News Editor of Star Magazine, and Metropolitan Editor of the New York Post. Most recently, he was a Managing Editor of NBC News. Belsky’s crime novels reflect his extensive media background in newspapers, magazines, and TV/digital news. Broadcast Blues is the sixth novel in his Clare Carlson series, following Yesterday’s News, Below the Fold, The Last Scoop, Beyond the Headlines, and It's News to Me. Belsky resides in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

12/11/2023

Belsky’s brisk and enjoyable sixth investigation for New York City reporter Clare Carlson (after It’s News to Me) sees the Channel 10 News star digging into a former NYPD detective’s shady past. When a bomb explodes in Wendy Kyle’s car, Clare recognizes a sensational story. Wendy, who was dismissed from the force after making sexual harassment accusations against her colleagues, went on to open Heartbreaker Investigations, a detective agency devoted to catching cheating spouses. As Clare pieces together Wendy’s history and tries to gain access to the agency’s client list, which includes the names of some of N.Y.C.’s heaviest hitters, she discovers that the former detective may be connected to far more sinister activity than she initially imagined. It’s a pleasure to follow Clare as she tails suspects, interviews sources, and lies her way into off-limits locations, especially because Belsky underlines the fact that her spry-as-ever heroine is about to turn 50. Satisfying suspects, plausible motives, and some truly surprising plot twists make this a winner. Readers will clamor for the next installment. Agent: Nalini Akolekar, Spencer Hill and Assoc. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Broadcast Blues is a page-turning, meticulously plotted crime novel enriched by a terrific New York sense of place, Dick Belsky’s wicked sense of humor, and his insider’s view of the Machiavellian world that is broadcast news.” —Jonathan Kellerman, New York Times best-selling author

“Satisfying suspects, plausible motives, and some truly surprising plot twists make [Broadcast Blues] a winner. Readers will clamor for the next installment.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Clare Carlson Mystery Series

“[It’s News to Me is] witty, clever and engaging. Clare Carlson’s irreverent comments and dogged reporter’s instincts make for a propulsive ride as she races from the chaos of a newsroom’s inner sanctum to the dangers of a murder victim’s deepest secrets. Once you start, you won’t put it down.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times best-selling author

“Below the Fold takes readers on a whiplash ride through a New York murder case. The television news investigation provides a fascinating lens for the story. Heroine Clare Carlson is formidable, human, and thoroughly authentic. R. G. Belsky knows his stuff.” —Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winning author

“In today's world of fake news and alternate facts, R. G. Belsky reminds us why we need reporters like Clare Carlson more than ever before. She is what we want all our journalists to be—honest, objective, and relentless in her pursuit of the truth.” —Lee Goldberg, New York Times best-selling author

“Belsky’s Yesterday’s News elicits all parents’ deepest fear—the disappearance of a child. But this intelligent, gripping novel is about so much more: ambition, secrets, and, most shocking of all, truth. Read it.” —Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times best-selling author

“What a terrific book! A complex and compelling nonstop cat-and-mouse chase—and you're never quite sure which one's the mouse. Even the savviest of readers will be gasping in awe at Belsky's impressive story-telling skills.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author

“Belsky's behind-the-headlines thriller Yesterday’s News is about truth, lies—and how much of each we're willing to live with.” —Lori Rader-Day, Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author

“Below the Fold is a terrific mystery, written with a veteran journalist's eye. The pacing and plotting are everything you want, but it's R. G. Belsky's insider knowledge that adds a wonderful layer to this story of media and murder.” —Michael Koryta, New York Times best-selling author

“The Last Scoop is another surefire success for author R. G. Belsky as well as for Oceanview Publishing which has been putting out one top-notch page-turner after another.” —New York Journal of Books

“Belsky’s not just funny; he has a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, including writing snappy New York repartee not seen since Susan Isaacson.” —BookTrib

"Satisfying suspects, plausible motives, and some truly surprising plot twists make [Broadcast Blues] a winner. Readers will clamor for the next installment.” —Publishers Weekly

 

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