Prime Time (Harlequin Next) [Mass Market Paperback]

Hank Phillippi Ryan (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

TOP PICK!...snappy language, danger and a wonderful mystery that will keep you guessing. PRIME TIME has ...the perfect combination of mystery and romance...

---- Page Traynor, RTBook Reviews

 
"PRIME TIME is a cleverly written, completely captivating mystery with just the right soupçon of romance."

--John Charles, Chicago Tribune

"...a wonderful mystery...The author juggles plot and character very deftly with Charlie emerging as one of the wittiest and brightest protagonists in current crime fiction."

--Joe Meyers, Connecticut News

AGATHA WINNER  Best First Novel
RITA nominee Best First Novel
RITA nominee  Best Romantic Suspense
DAPHNE nominee Best Romantic Suspense
RT Book Reviews --Award Winner

"A wonderfully exciting mystery...fantastic debut mystery. . so many twists and turns that you are kept on the edge of your seat... --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

About the Author

 
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 26 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.")  DRIVE TIME, February 2010 from MIRA Books, just 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 on the board of New England Sisters in Crime and the national board of Mystery Writers of America.   Her website is HankPhillippiRyan.com
  --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (June 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373881355
• ISBN-13: 978-0373881352
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,715,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BREAKING NEWS! DRIVE TIME is nominated for the ANTHONY for Best Paperback Original and the AGATHA AWARD for Best Mystery of 2010!

Watch for Hank's newest novel of suspense, THE OTHER WOMAN --coming from FORGE Books in 2012.

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 26 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.") DRIVE TIME, February 2010 from MIRA Books, 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 on the board of New England Sisters in Crime and the national board of Mystery Writers of America.
Her website is http://www.HankPhillippiRyan.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, suspenseful escape, July 20, 2010

By 

Suzanne Adair "Suzanne Adair, author" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prime Time (Charlotte Mcnally) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you jump for joy every time a white-collar crook like Bernie Madoff lands in the slammer, you'll cheer for Ms. Ryan's fictional TV journalist, Charlie McNally, who's assigned to cover the "accidental" death of a middle manager from Big Pharma but finds herself in the thick of murder, fraud, and greedy CEOs. I've always had trouble sticking with stories written in the present tense, but in Ms. Ryan's hands, present tense conveys the "I want it now!" environment of a journalist's double-espresso-zero-sleep world. Charlie has a buoyant sense of humor, just the right amount of snark and sophistication to make you laugh aloud. In her mid-40s and perimenopausal, she's a refreshing break from the ovulating hotties who populate so many (too many) novels. Her equally three-dimensional sidekick, Franklin, is her producer, ally, and dose of common sense. They make an invincible team for a pageturner. And don't believe the "romance" label attached to this mystery. Sure, there's the start of a romance in it -- no, not between Charlie and Franklin -- but sexual tension doesn't power the plot in this book. It's whodunit and suspense and wonderful escape.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really fun read!, June 19, 2007

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Ilana Katz "Ilana Katz" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Prime Time (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a delightful, fun, quick read. There were times when I laughed out loud, and many times when I found I couldn't turn the pages quick enough to find out what happened next. Hank Phillippi Ryan is an award winning reporter, and the character she paints has a reporter's detailed mind that is fun to be a part of. It's a delicious summer read, with a lot of fun details... Just pop it in your beach bag, and you will quickly become engrossed in this story. I understand that there is at least one more book in this series, coming out later this year. I'm looking forward to the next adventure..

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting New Murder Mystery Series, June 30, 2007

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Vincent H. Oneil (Cranston, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prime Time (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

PRIME TIME by Hank Phillipi Ryan

An exciting new mystery series debuted recently, with Hank Phillippi Ryan's first novel PRIME TIME. The writing is compelling, as the reader is instantly drawn into the world of TV investigative reporter Charlotte "Charlie" McNally. Charlie is a stylish, divorced, forty-ish, Emmy-winning reporter with a wry sense of humor and an overwhelming dedication to getting the story. When the widow of a man killed in a car accident contacts Charlie and asks why she never returned her now-deceased husband's email, Charlie's antennae stand right up. After just a few inquiries, she and her loyal producer Franklin become convinced that they have not only uncovered a suspicious series of email messages, but that they may also have tripped over a murder. The book is full of twists and turns, as one moment the case looks clear-cut and the identity of the killer appears obvious, and the next the reader is wondering exactly who Charlie can trust (as does Charlie herself). Author Hank Phillippi Ryan is a much-admired investigative reporter in the Boston area, and her expertise shows in every line of the book. From scooping rivals to dealing with the police, Charlie is a believable and magnetic figure. Her frequent observations about her profession ("Courses they don't teach in Journalism School: Future Shock: The Choice of Fame or Family") mesh well with her concerns over the precarious nature of her job. But Charlie's no whiner - when it comes to getting the facts, she's willing to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty. Unfortunately, the other side is just as willing to dirty its own hands - to keep the story from reaching PRIME TIME.