Final Copy [Hardcover]

Jan Brogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

Named one of the eight best mysteries published in 2001 by The Drood Review of Mystery (Editors' Choice)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Struggling journalist Addy McNeil jumps at the chance to cover the murder of a renowned businessman, despite or maybe because the main suspect is Addy's ex-boyfriend. Set in the early-1990s biotech proliferation in Boston, Jan Brogan's Final Copy, her first mystery novel, lands its heroine in the thick of rekindled romance, cutthroat venture capitalism and abundant murder motives.

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Review

"Brogan knows how to quicken the suspense and parcel out revelations as the book accelerates to its stunning conclusion." -- The Providence Sunday Journal July 8, 2001

Mysteries are about putting pieces together into a picture that reveals a killer. Brogan does this with a sure hand. -- The Drood Review of Mystery, Editors' Choice, May/June 2002

humanly compelling, crisply written,cleverly plotted...Brogan knows how to quicken the suspense and parcel out revelations.. a swift, sure-footed mystery. -- Sam Coale, The Providence Journal-Bulletin, July 8,2001

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Larcom Press; 1 edition (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967819946
• ISBN-13: 978-0967819945
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,359,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jan Brogan is a novelist, essayist and journalist who worked for many years as a staff newspaper reporter before going freelance. She is a winner of the Gerald Loeb award for distinguished financial writing, and currently works as a correspondent for the Boston Globe. Her freelance work has appeared in Boston Magazine, The Improper Bostonian, Ladies Home Journal and Forbes Magazine and one of her essays was recently featured in the collection about the insanity of the college admissions process: "I'm Going to College Not You" by Jennifer Delahunty. She and her husband live outside of Boston and get to spend a lot of time on Martha's Vineyard She is currently working on a historical novel partially set in Edgartown.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific read!, December 15, 2001

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H. Touger (Milton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Copy (Hardcover)

Final Copy is a mystery with realistic characters, a plot that rings true, a terrific flawed lead character Addie McNeil who stumbles through life doing her best like the rest of us. I love the Boston setting, and that Brogan doesn't tie everything up at the end with a feel-good ending. A surprising, satisfying book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gripping Mystery, January 16, 2005

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Harriet & Bruce (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Copy (Hardcover)

Jan Brogan is such a promising new mystery novelist.

Final Copy is such a great read. I would reccomend it to anyone seeking to pick up a fresh new writer. This is not a Sherlock Holmes sort of read. Instead, its about a modern day journalist caught in a compromising position, trying to untangle a potentially public scandal.

I hope we see more from this outstanding new author.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Revealing Look at Newspaper Journalism, December 7, 2001

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Floyd Kemske (Pepperell, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Copy (Hardcover)

The news stories you read in the daily paper (and the way they are presented) are the result of a political struggle among competing egos, ethics, and financial interests at that paper. By telling the story of a washed-up reporter's fight to complete a profile of a man accused of murder, FINAL COPY makes this struggle real in a way that will forever change the way you read your local newspaper. This novel reveals journalism in very much the way Scott Turow's PRESUMED INNOCENT revealed criminal law. It is engrossing as a mystery and moving as a human experience. You have to decide for yourself about the morality of Addy McNeil's decision, and it is testimony to the power of the story and the writing that it won't be an easy decision for you.