“I’ve interviewed hundreds of people, many on the best or worst days of their lives. I believe listening carefully for the most intriguing parts of those conversations helped me develop an ear for dialogue……I’ve covered such a variety of events and people that no plot or character from my imagination seems over the top. I absolutely believe the adage, truth is stranger than fiction. Because I’ve lived it in my day job. Other writers sometimes hold back, thinking, ‘No one will ever believe that.’ My advice to them is, because of what people see on the news each day, you can go further than you think. “
– Author Julie Kramer — career television news producer and now a bestselling novelist
When Riley Spartz sees a want ad reading “Wedding Dress for Sale: Never Worn,” her news instincts tell her the backstory might make an intriguing television sweeps piece.
The groom, Mark, last seen at the rehearsal dinner, never showed up for the wedding, humiliating his bride, Madeline-and her high-strung, high-society mother-in front of 300 guests. His own mother, eager to spare him further embarrassment, waited weeks before filing a missing-person report, and then learned how difficult it is to get police, or the media, interested in missing men.
Now Riley is up against a boss who thinks finding a famed missing fish will net the station higher ratings, a meth cartel trying to assassinate a K-9 dog because of his powerful nose for drugs, and a neighbor who holds perpetual garage sales that attract traffic at odd hours.
When her missing-person case leads to a murder investigation, Riley discovers a startling motive for Mark’s disappearance-and a TV exclusive guaranteed to win the ratings…if she lives to report it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JULIE KRAMER is a freelance television news producer for NBC’s Today Show, Nightly News, and Dateline. Prior to that, she was a national award-winning investigative producer for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. She lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with her husband and sons.
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