A Confidential Source Author:Jan Brogan In the tradition of Laura Lippman, Jan Brogan delivers this page-turner about anot-so-crackerjack reporter investigating a murder set amidst the illicit dangers of gambling and addiction. Hallie Ahern was a big time investigative reporter in Boston until she compromised a story for the man she loved-who turned out to be Mr. Wrong. Now, she's tr... more »ying to put her life back together in Rhode Island, working at a tiny satellite bureau of The Providence Morning Chronicle. Then, one late night on her way home from the supermarket, she witnesses a murder. The police think it was a robbery gone awry, but Hallie can't let it go.This could be her opportunity to reenter the world of investigative journalism, something she wasn't aware she even wanted to do, and she begins digging into the victim's gambling past. But there's more to this crime than meets the eye, and Hallie soon finds both her job and her life on the line.« less
A Boston reporter witnesses a murder and decides -- with the help of a talk radio host and a prosecutor -- to investigate. The book got a great review from The New York Times.