BROADCAST BLUES – R.G. Belsky

R. G. Belsky’s newest Clare Carlson mystery, Broadcast Blues, is a compelling and superbly human story of justice and corruption.

Approaching her 50th birthday, Clare Carlson finds that “getting the story” becomes increasingly dangerous in Belsky’s latest, tense mystery-thriller, Broadcast Blues. The trail she follows in her reporting on the horrific death of Wendy Kyle, a high-profile private investigator specializing in divorce cases, has a multitude of suspects who wouldn’t mind seeing her dead.

But it’s the little clues, the things not said (or suppressed) that call out to Clare Carlson. Not only does she have to navigate among a group of suspects–any of whom might be the killer–but she remains at odds with her managing editor, and the TV station where she works is up for sale to a hedge-funded media/entertainment colossus that couldn’t care less about news and the big stories that matter.

The deeper Clare digs, the more she identifies with the dead PI, a conflicted, driven investigator. Highly recommended.

NOTE: I received an advance review copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.