When savvy TV reporter Charlotte McNally enters the glamorous world of high fashion, she soon discovers that when the purses are fake—the danger is real. And no one can be trusted!
Now Charlotte can't tell the real from the fake as she goes undercover to bring the couture counterfeiters to justice—and in her struggle to answer an all-important, life-changing question from a certain handsome professor…
The one thing Charlotte knows for sure is that the wrong choice could be the last decision she ever makes!
Review
ANTHONY NOMINEE Best Paperback Original AGATHA NOMINEE Best Novel
FRESH PICK! A Fresh Fiction Favorite read
--Awards and Praise
FRESH PICK! A Fresh Fiction Favorite ...another action- packed adventure--Definitely fun and clever reading that keeps you on the edge waiting for the next word. Absolutely a recommended read.
--Fresh Fiction
Ryan keeps the energetic story tightly coiled, smoothly weaving in the serious plot points while also giving "Air Time" a light touch." ----Oline Cogdill, Orlando Sun Sentinel
"Sassy, fast-paced, and appealing. This is first-class entertainment."
--Sue Grafton
...one of the best heroines to emerge in a long time, along with stories that zip along as fast as news bulletins. ...fun, fast read with a heroine who's sexy, stylish, and smart. I loved it.
--Nancy Pickard
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 Agathafor 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 of 2009..
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
Description:
When savvy TV reporter Charlotte McNally enters the glamorous world of high fashion, she soon discovers that when the purses are fake—the danger is real. And no one can be trusted!
Now Charlotte can't tell the real from the fake as she goes undercover to bring the couture counterfeiters to justice—and in her struggle to answer an all-important, life-changing question from a certain handsome professor…
The one thing Charlotte knows for sure is that the wrong choice could be the last decision she ever makes!
Review
ANTHONY NOMINEE Best Paperback Original
AGATHA NOMINEE Best Novel
FRESH PICK! A Fresh Fiction Favorite read
--Awards and Praise
FRESH PICK! A Fresh Fiction Favorite
...another action- packed adventure--Definitely fun and clever reading that keeps you on the edge waiting for the next word. Absolutely a recommended read.
--Fresh Fiction
Ryan keeps the energetic story tightly coiled, smoothly weaving in the serious plot points while also giving "Air Time" a light touch." ----Oline Cogdill, Orlando Sun Sentinel
"Sassy, fast-paced, and appealing. This is first-class entertainment."
--Sue Grafton
...one of the best heroines to emerge in a long time, along with stories that zip along as fast as news bulletins. ...fun, fast read with a heroine who's sexy, stylish, and smart. I loved it.
--Nancy Pickard
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 of 2009..
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