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Aug 23, 2008

Black and White and Dead All Over by John Darnton

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Globe Editor Slain in Newsroom screams the headline of the New York paper Theodore S Ratnoff worked for before someone spiked his life story, literally.
Jude Hurley is assigned to cover the story. He’s not a favorite of the police who are lining up a long list of suspects. Did Ratnoff uncover a criminal conspriracy? a plot to take over the Globe’s media empire, did he wrong a woman, or is he just the first name on a grudge list?
There’s also the matter of a bastard son about to inherit controlling interest in The Globe’s stock, a murderous ‘avenger’ with a nice line in poetic justice, mistaken identity, boardroom power struggles, a megalomaniac Aussie media baron, and a pack of newsman hungry to snatch the lede away from Jude.
It all adds up to a complex but enjoyable thriller set in the heart of the newspaper business.

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