A Confidential Source
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He narrowed his eyes at the books of scratch tickets hanging from plastic cases behind the clerk, the wall of bright-colored tickets overstating their promise. “But unlikely,” he said, “very, very unlikely.”
“Somebody, somewhere, hits a winner,” the clerk offered. She used a phlegmy smoker’s voice to mimic the lottery’s latest radio ad campaign launched to try to rebuild business. “Can’t win if you don’t play the game.”
“That’s what they say,” I agreed.
Maybe Matt was afraid that I was going to reach for my wallet because he took my hand and tugged me toward the door. And we walked out of the Mazursky Market together without buying anything.
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“Not unlike my own experience, Jan Brogan has made the successful leap from a journalist to a novelist. Using her investigative skills, Ms, Brogan creates a successful tale of a gritty reporter willing to risk it all for a shot at the big time. Captivating to the end, A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE is a wonderfully compelling modern-day mystery.”
—BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
“Greed, ambition, addiction, corruption, and mayhem…
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“A fast-paced and compulsively readable mystery starring an appealingly flawed protagonist.” —LINDA BARNES, AUTHOR OF DEEP POCKETS
“Nail-biting suspense… but it’s Brogan’s tough-taking but all too human heroine that will stay with you long after the novel’s conclusion…One of the best debuts of the year.”—DEBORAH CROMBIE, AUTHOR OF IN A DARK HOUSE
“Jan Brogan knows Rhode Island, and Hallie ahern, her tough and compelling heroine, is the perfect tour guide. I was hooked from page one.”
—ROBERT LEUCI, AUTHOR OF ALL THE CENTURIONS AND BLAZE
“Gripping… Well written with crisp characterizations and dialogue that snaps…
The sense of place is so real I could smell the garlic on Federal Hill and feel the low clouds sweeping in from the sea. There’s a terrific writer at work here.”
—RIDLEY PEARSON, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BODY OF DAVID HAYES