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Be careful what you open . . . The most appealing mystery heroine since Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, TV reporter Riley Spartz is a star investigative journalist for Channel 3 - and no stranger to the seedier side of her hometown. But when she receives a package of human teeth in the mail at work, she's quickly embroiled in a homicide investigation that spirals into one of the odder cases the Minneapolis police force has ever seen. Though the cops try to keep certain grisly details quiet, this murder has a strange twist - it seems that the killer wants the crime publicized. Is it a revenge killing, or something more? Riley's investigation takes her inside a lucrative identity theft ring that links low-life crooks to white-collar opportunists. While Riley pushes to keep the homicide in the news, her boss is convinced that coverage of the Mall of America's unique version of a royal wedding is key to the station's winning ratings.
About the Author
Julie Kramer is a freelance network television producer. Prior to that she was a national award-winning investigative producer for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis.
Julie grew up along the Minnesota-Iowa state line, fourth generation of a family who raised cattle and farmed corn for 130 years. Her favorite childhood days were spent waiting for the bookmobile to bring her another Phyllis A. Whitney novel.She now writes thrillers set in the desperate world of television news.
Her upcoming novel, SHUNNING SARAH, centers on homicide amid a clash of cultures: flashy TV news and the reclusive Amish.
Her debut STALKING SUSAN, won the Minnesota Book Award and the RT Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Mystery. It was also a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark, Anthony, Barry, and Shamus Awards.
Her second book, MISSING MARK, was a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence in mystery/suspense.
Library Journal described her third book, SILENCING SAM, as her best yet, calling it "Riveting" in a starred review.
Kramer lives with her family in White Bear Lake, MN.
