Silencing Sam: A Novel (Riley Spartz) - Hardcover

Kramer, Julie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1439177996 ISBN 13: 9781439177990

Publisher: Atria Books, 2010

Synopsis

"When a gossip reporter with whom she publicly clashed is found murdered, television reporter Riley is wrongly charged with the crime and is forced to use all her resources to clear her name, a case during which she comes to suspect a ratings-greedy media newcomer. By the Mary Higgins Clark finalist author of Stalking Susan."

About this title

About the Author:

Julie Kramer is a freelance network news producer. She formerly ran WCCO-TV’s nationally award-winning investigative unit in Minneapolis. Her debut thriller, STALKING SUSAN, won the Minnesota Book Award and the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best First Mystery, was a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, and is also a finalist for the Anthony Award. She lives with her family in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

From AudioFile:

Renée Raudman is perfect as Riley Spartz, the investigative TV reporter in Julie Kramer's series. Raudman's warm tones and skillful timing convincingly portray the spunky heroine's Midwestern affability and understated humor. Raudman is less adept with male characters, especially in her rendering of an obnoxious Texas transplant. Further, the plot itself seems as forced as her Texas drawl. Unlikely coincidences, heavy-handed clues, and tired subplots distract from what starts as a promising mystery. Awkward breaks to give stage directions whenever Spartz is on camera also disrupt the narrative flow. Ultimately, these weaknesses combine to produce a disappointing product and a rare instance in which an audio presentation fails to improve a text. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439177996
• ISBN 13: 9781439177990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352