Expose [Paperback]

Laura Van Wormer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mira (1999)
• ISBN-10: 1551665816
• ISBN-13: 978-1551665818
• ASIN: B000GRI9E6
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,373,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Quick Reading Order Lists:

"The Alexandra Chronicles": 1)Riverside Drive 2)West End 3)Any Given Moment 4)Talk 5)Exposé 6 )The Last Lover 7)Trouble Becomes Her 8)The Bad Witness 9)The Kill Fee 10)Mr. Murder 11)Riverside Park

"The Sally Harrington Mysteries": 1)Exposé 2)The Last Lover 3)Trouble Becomes Her 4)The Bad Witness 5)The Kill Fee 6)Mr. Murder

The "Stand Alone" Novels: 1)Benedict Canyon 2)Jury Duty 3)Just for the Summer

Best-selling author Laura Van Wormer has been a force in fiction since the publication of "Riverside Drive" in 1988. She is the author of thirteen novels. Her engrossing plots, memorable characters and insider knowledge of the media professions have won praise from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Good Housekeeping, and People.

After graduating from Darien High School in Connecticut Laura spent a year at the University of Arizona before transferring to Syracuse University, from where she received a B.S. in Public Communications from the S.I. Newhouse School and minored in English.

Upon graduation Laura went to New York looking for a job in television but landed a job instead as secretary to the editor-in-chief of Doubleday & Company. "Every day my head was spinning," Laura says. "Everyone from Leon Uris to William F. Buckley, Jr., Victoria Holt to Phyllis Whitney, Edna O'Brien to Stephen King, Arthur and Alex Hailey to Allen Drury were all publishing with Doubleday at that time."

Laura rose through the editorial ranks somewhat specializing in celebrity and mass media-related books. Caught in a deadline crunch one year, Doubleday and 20th Century Fox flew Laura out to the West Coast to create a book based on the hit series, "Dynasty". Upon her return to New York an offer was made to create a book for the rival show, "Dallas". Laura ended up taking the assignment and leaving Doubleday to write her first novel.

The novel ended up taking four years. To keep body and soul together Laura became "The Official Dallas Historian" (!) and created a game for Lorimar based on the show. She then took on "Knots Landing", wrote copy for the back of jigsaw puzzles and created a game.

Finally she finished her first novel, "Riverside Drive", published in 1988, which is currently in its 5th edition. She has been a full time writer ever since.

Laura is a longtime member of the Authors Guild of America, and also (because of "Jury Duty" and the Sally Harrington mysteries) the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Connecticut, New York and Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glamour isn't always as wonderful as it seems, May 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Expose (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)

Reporter Sally Harrington works for her small, hometown newspaper after returning to Castleford, Connecticut two years ago to care for her ill mother. When an assignment leads her to a nearby ghost town, Sally unexpectedly assists a man in medical crisis. It turns out that his wife Verity Rhodes is the glamorous editor of Expectations who subsequently offers Sally an opportunity of a lifetime. She's assigned to write an expose on Cassidy Cochran, president of the DBS network in New York. Soon Sally finds her professional life and personal life sharply split between the glitzy world of New York and the mundane world Castleford, which has drastically taken a turn a turn toward its own excitement.

Crazy Pete Sabatino, with his conspiracy theories, has long been the butt of jokes around town, but this time the truth may exist within the miasma of speculation and confusion. A fascinating character, Pete feeds his addiction to conspiracies and the new world order through a series of books, pamphlets, and videos ordered from post office boxes in Texas and California. Pete's enormous satellite dish and forty-foot short-wave radio tower also bring in an inordinate amount of information to feed his obsession. So when Pete claims that Sally's father's death twenty years ago wasn't an accident and is, in fact, linked to a recent mysterious death, she's not inclined to believe him.

A lead from Pete leads Sally into a murder investigation in Castleford even while she also writes the expose on Cassidy Cochran. Consequently, the work on both assignments sends her life hurtling out of control. Her "chance of a lifetime" assignment isn't what it seems, her love life endures unexpected upheaval, and her father's accidental death might have been murder.

The first person narrative allows the reader to participate in EXPOSE, enduring the turmoil and surprise right along with the heroine. Further, Sally's one of those wonderfully strong characters who still does stupid things and gets carried away by opportunity gone off kilter. Her believable foibles, wonderful enthusiasm, and powerful presence make her a remarkably memorable character. Further, the entire cast of characters, including the dogs and Crazy Pete, make for a fantastic reading experience. And the surprising conclusion is wonderful! Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, if not my favorite Van Wormer, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Expose (Hardcover) (Hardcover)

LVW is always good at making believable heroines, and Sally is no exception. Maybe that's why I felt uneasy at the romance between her and Spencer. As Sally states, they both have to 'grow up', and their explosive passion is causing them to rush into an intense relationship. On the other hand, that LVW can have me worry about a ficitonal character says a lot for her writing ability. On the lighter side, I always enjoy reading about the DBS crowd. Although Cassy is a bit too perfect , Alexandra has shaped up well as news diva with nerves of steel. Favorite remains "Jury Duty".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great character, February 4, 2011

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This review is from: Expose (Sally Harrington Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

You have to love Sally. I purchased all six of Laura van Wormer's Sally Harrington books. Fast, funny, interesting, just plain good. I would suggest that if you haven't read any of these books and are interested, while they can stand alone, are better read in order. These characters develop and increase book after book. I hope they are more in the series.