The Other Woman [Hardcover]

Hank Phillippi Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Release date: September 4, 2012

Jane Ryland was a rising star in television news…until she refused to reveal a source and lost everything. Now a disgraced newspaper reporter, Jane isn’t content to work on her assigned puff pieces, and finds herself tracking down a candidate’s secret mistress just days before a pivotal Senate election.

Detective Jake Brogan is investigating a possible serial killer. Twice, bodies of unidentified women have been found by a bridge, and Jake is plagued by a media swarm beginning to buzz about a “bridge killer” hunting the young women of Boston.  

As the body count rises and election looms closer, it becomes clear to Jane and Jake that their cases are connected…and that they may be facing a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to silence a scandal.

Dirty politics, dirty tricks, and a barrage of final twists, The Other Woman is the first in an explosive new series by Hank Phillippi Ryan. Seduction, betrayal, and murder—it’ll take a lot more than votes to win this election.

Editorial Reviews

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STARRED REVIEW: LIBRARY JOURNAL 

   Verdict: Ryan... employs her much honored investigative reporting and political background to craft a dizzyingly wild labyrinth of exciting twists, turns, and surprises. Readers who crave mystery and political intrigue will be mesmerized by this first installment of her new series. 

    "Speed-of-light pace. Riveting suspense. Disgraced reporter Jane Ryland exposes lies, secrets, and treachery in a thriller hot as tomorrow's headlines. A breakout book with memorable characters and a compassionate understanding of love, loss, and lust for power."           --Carolyn Hart

TOP PICK!  As the intrigue unfolds, tension mounts in this outstanding start to Ryan's new series. Her expertise in the fields of politics and journalism shines in this gripping novel of greed, jealous, familial angst and political machinations. 
                                                                      Highest rating--RT Bookreviews

STARRED REVIEW: BOOKLIST
*Ryan..knows her way around politics at high levels, and she uses that knowledge to fashion a revenge-fueled plot that twists and turns at breakneck speed. Political skullduggery and murder make a high-octane mix in this perfect thriller for an election season.

Breaking news: MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD WINNER!

“If you haven’t read Hank Phillippi Ryan yet, you should, and The Other Woman is the perfect place to start. A killer plot, compelling characters, and nonstop suspense. Riveting!”
—Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author

“The Other Woman does everything a great suspense novel should…  Ryan raises the bar sky-high—I knew she was good, but I had no idea she was this good.”
—Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

“Nonstop action, written from the rare perspective of one who knows the news business from the inside out… Ryan grabbed me on page one. As current as today’s headlines, The Other Woman is a wholly entertaining read. Just when you think you know it all, Ryan surprises with another twist.”
—Sandra Brown

“A thriller that twists so fast it'll leave you gasping. If you think you know where this story's going, you don't —but I promise, you won't want to wait to find out. Hank Phillippi Ryan is a star.”
—Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author

“A rocket ride of a thriller!  Ryan effortlessly captures the frenetic pace of colliding lives, cutting edge journalism, and killer secrets, as only a true insider would know.  Brava!”

—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author

"A master of timing, Hank Phillippi Ryan serves up a powerful fusion of political intrigue and dastardly crime that keeps the reader captivated until the final, explosive ending."

-Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author

"A heart-stopping finale...Innocent bystanders beware! This series is off and running."

--Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author

 

About the Author

A former US Senate staffer and political campaign aide, HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the investigative reporter for Boston's NBC affiliate, and has won twenty-eight Emmys and twelve Edward R. Murrow awards. A bestselling author of five mystery novels, Ryan has won the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. She's on the national board of directors of Mystery Writers of America and president of national Sisters in Crime.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (September 4, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765332574
• ISBN-13: 978-0765332578
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

THE OTHER WOMAN is now honored as the WINNER of the Mary Higgins Clark Award! Hank's newest novel of suspense is now an ANTHONY nominee! It's also an AGATHA nominee for Best Novel, RT BookReviews Reviewer's Choice nominee, and won a BEST OF 2012 from the Kansas City Star, Suspense Magazine, Oline Cogdill and the Boston Globe! (Watch for THE WRONG GIRL this fall!)

Agatha, Anthony and Macavity award-winning investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan is on the air at Boston's NBC affiliate. Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in restitution.

Along with her 28 EMMYs, Hank's won dozens of other journalism honors. She's been a radio reporter, a legislative aide in the United States Senate and an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone Magazine working with Hunter S. Thompson.

Her first mystery, the best-selling PRIME TIME, won the Agatha for Best First Novel. It was also was a double RITA nominee for Best First Book and Best Romantic Suspense Novel, and a Reviewers' Choice Award Winner. FACE TIME and AIR TIME are IMBA bestsellers, and AIR TIME was nominated for the AGATHA and ANTHONY Award. (Of AIR TIME, Sue Grafton says: "This is first-class entertainment.") Her newest, DRIVE TIME, was also an Anthony and Agatha nominee, and earned a starred review from Library Journal saying it "puts Ryan in a league with Lisa Scottoline."

Hank's short story "On The House" won the AGATHA, ANTHONY and MACAVITY for Best Short Story.

Hank is president of National Sisters in Crime and on the national board of Mystery Writers of America.
Her website is http://www.HankPhillippiRyan.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, timely mystery! July 2, 2012

By David N. Parker VINE™ VOICE

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Boston TV investigator Jane Ryan lost her job for refusing to reveal her source. On the recommendation of her friend Detective Jake Brogan, she signs on to work for a secondary newspaper. Her first assignment is to locate and interview Moira Lassiter, wife of the former Governor and candidate for senate, who has disappeared from the campaign trail. She is stymied by Governor Lassiter's minions who either cannot or will not tell her where Moira is. Is there a scandal being covered up?
Jake Brogan is the lead detective on a series of killings of attractive young women. Their bodies have all been found under or near major bridges over rivers in the Boston area. None of them have any identification. He and his partner set out to find out who they are and who killed them. Several papers print stories referring to the deaths as serial killings by the Bridge Killer. Are they right?
Inadvertently, Jake and Jane find their investigations beginning to overlap. Is there another woman is Governor Lassiter's life? Are the killings related to his campaign?
Dirty tricks abound in the Senatorial campaign, initial suspects in the murders turn out to be false leads, and Jane and Jake find their investigations surprisingly intertwined. Both prose and dialog are handled well by Ms Ryan, and the plots are both realistic and engrossing. The plot almost could be taken from current campaign tactics - but the outcome is a surprise.
A great story. I look forward to reading more books by Ms. Ryan.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Guy! The Other Woman! Wrong Gal! August 12, 2012

By Tom McGee VINE™ VOICE

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The Other Woman is my first exposure to author Hank Phillippi Ryan, but it will not be my last. This 413-page mystery suspense novel was a quick read that was very hard to put down.

The vividly delivered storyline was a fantastic tale set in Boston, Massachusetts with two main facets. On one plane, former Governor Owen Lassiter is running a Senatorial race against wealthy Eleanor "Ellie" Mead Gable.

The Gable campaign is hoping that Governor Lassiter will self-destruct, but is willing to fuel the fire to win.

For some reason, the Governor's campaign manager, Rory Maitland is keeping, Owen's suspicious wife, Moira Kelly Lassiter in low profile during the campaign. It appears and she suspects he has become a philanderer with skeletons in his closet. On the other hand, the reader wonders whether political sabotage may be in play.

The second plane involves serial deaths or murders of young women found in the river. The press is convinced a serial killer is at large. As the story develops a total of four young dead women are pulled from the river. Much to the public's dismay, the Boston Police Department is yet to be convinced it is the work of one murderer.

The story begins with Channel 11, News television star, Jane Elizabeth Ryland losing her job after reporting Grocery Store Magnate Arthur Vick's affair with a high priced hooker. Determined to honor her decision and promise to not divulge her source, that source disappeared and Vick was successful in his million dollar slander judgment that led to her termination.

Jane's platonic (by necessity) friend; Boston Police Detective Jacob Dellacort "Jake" Brogan pulls some strings, recommending Jane for a reporter gig at the Boston Register to his friend, Register City Editor Alex Wyatt.

On a six month trial basis, Jane is assigned to the Senate campaign coverage while her elusive Register "big ink" reporter second shift desk mate, Tucker "Tuck" Cameron is assigned to cover the murders.

The candidates' skeletons come out of the closet as the election approaches and converge with Jake and his partner, officer "D" DeLuca investigations as they focus on solving the murders.

Ryan is a brilliant story teller who successfully developed an imaginative and compelling tale filled with interesting characters and agendas.

I look forward to Hank Phillippi Ryan's next thrilling adventure in this series.
If you are looking for a fast-paced, satisfying and enthralling murder mystery suspense thriller, THIS IS IT!

Enjoy!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The other what September 18, 2012

By Gertrude, the Bad Queen VINE™ VOICE

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This is a story about a disgraced reporter, who after having been fired from television news reporting after a million dollar judgment against her television station, has started a career as a reporter for a newspaper. This should have been a clue that there were going to be a huge number of unlikely events, as not only did the writer have to spend an inordinate amount of time explaining it, but it was an ongoing problem. Unlikely seemed to be a theme in this book, unlikely decisions, unlikely events, unlikely outcomes.

Jane (Janey to Jakey) seems to run all over the place, chasing stories her editor told her not to while not doing the stories she was supposed to, not answering questions, acting as other than a reporter. She seemed to vacillate between her off-limits crush, Jakey and her further off-limits, married boss, Hot Alex. This seemed a little teenage-ish.

In any case, there wouldn't be a reason for a reporter not to date a cop, let alone get fired for it, so it was one of those straw men set up to make the story feel like it had tension.

There were too many dei ex machina for me to enjoy this story. Unlikely events kept coming from the sky that made it seem like it was a lot of loose ideas for stories all being put together into one book. Not that there should have been more than one book, heavens no!