Woman Strangled - News at Ten (Five Star Expressions) [Hardcover]

Laurie Moore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2009 | Series: Five Star Expressions

Laurie Moore was born and reared in the Great State of Texas, where she developed a flair for foreign languages. She’s traveled to forty-nine U.S. states, most of the Canadian provinces, Mexico, and Spain. She majored in Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, English, and Elementary and Secondary Education. Instead of using her teaching certificate, she entered into a career in law enforcement in 1979. After six years of patrol work and a year of criminal investigation, she made Sergeant, and worked as a District Attorney investigator for several DAs in the Central Texas area over the next seven years. In 1992, she moved to Fort Worth and graduated from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor in 1995. She is currently in private practice in “Cowtown,” and has a daughter at Rhodes, a destructive Siamese cat, and a sneaky Welsh Corgi. She is still a licensed, commissioned peace officer. Laurie has been a member of the DFW Writers Workshop since 1992, and currently serves on the Board of Directors. She is the author of Constable’s Run, Constable’s Apprehension, and The Lady Godiva Murder. Writing is her passion.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. The marvelous first in a new romantic suspense series from Moore (Jury Rigged) sparkles with Janet Evanovich–style humor. Aspen Wicklow, a University of North Texas journalism grad down to her last $75, lucks out and lands a plum job on WBFD-TV's Public Defender in Fort Worth, Tex. Tig Welder, a hotshot gunning for an anchor spot, reminds œInvestigative Reporter Barbie never to try scooping him, while station manager J. Gordon Pfeiffer warns her never to become part of the story. Following either tip isn't easy after Aspen meets ruggedly handsome Spike Granger, a Johnson County sheriff who's on a rampage about prison overcrowding. Even more alarming is researching a missing person report on Candy Drummond, who pledged at the same sorority as Aspen. Candy later turns up a strangled corpse. The action hurtles to a cliff-hanging close that includes more than one tantalizing twist sure to leave readers eager for the sequel. (June)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594147620
• ISBN-13: 978-1594147623
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun read!, July 2, 2009

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M. Long (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woman Strangled - News at Ten (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

I really wish more people knew about Laurie Moore. I hope this book will pave the way for that. It's a great beach book with fun and lively characters that take us into the story willingly. I really enjoyed this, my two favorite characters were Reggie, one of the WBFD-TV's nutty cameramen and Rochelle the station's menopausal receptionist. Of course, there always has to be someone to detest and investigative reporter Tig, fills that bill very well. You'll be wanting to get back at him yourself by the middle of the book! All in all, a fun read. I can't wait for the second installment in the series.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent mystery, July 1, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woman Strangled - News at Ten (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

Aspen Wicklow graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism and a belief she would soon own the media world. Alas, she is down to double digits in cash and one in prospects. Shocking herself, Aspen obtains a highly regarded job on the Fort Worth TV show Public Defender.

However her first time on the WBFD-TV show, she meets fellow reporter Tig Welder, who warns "Investigative Reporter Barbie" to never scoop or trump him; if she tries she is toast. Station manager J. Gordon Pfeiffer tells her if she wants to stay employed to avoid being the story. Aspen soon meets Johnson County Sheriff Spike Granger when he complains vociferously about overcrowded prisons. She also investigates missing person Candy Drummond, who pledged at the same University of North Texas sorority as she did. Not long afterward her strangled corpse is found and Aspen finds she has broken TV show rules one and two by trumping Tig and becoming part of the story when her inquiries take a life and death of their own.

Laura Moore proves she is not jinxed as she starts a new series starring a fabulous heroine who struggles to adhere to the "rules" while remaining true to herself. The whodunit is fast-paced yet quite amusing and filled with plausible enjoyable twists (a trademark of this author) as Spike and Aspen invesitgate separately and somewhat togetehr (especially when he is checking her out). Fans will enjoy the opening act of a strong journalist mystery.

Harriet Klausner

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable, January 24, 2012

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MAS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woman Strangled - News at Ten (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

This book was just so ho-hum and predictable. It did not keep my interest. It got so uninteresting I could not bring myself to finish reading the last quarter of the book.