Mourning Show
Television reporter Jenny McKay's third adventure affords author Belsky plenty of opportunity to take potshots at the world of tabloid television. Jenny is still slogging through the mean streets of Manhattan for Channel 6 News while enduring unsolicited makeup tips from the airheaded blond news anchor. But when Jenny's ex-lover, Jerry Meredith, now host of a popular TV talk show, becomes the chief suspect in the murder of his superrich bitch of a wife, Jenny has a chance for a great scoop--and maybe the anchor seat as a reward, not to mention Jerry. However, the suspicious deaths of two of his show's staff begin to raise all sorts of uncomfortable questions. A great plot and very convincing characters make this a compelling mystery and a highly entertaining read.Stuart Miller