Edición de la obra Death on the hour
| Autor | Richard Lockridge |
|---|---|
| Editorial | J. B. Lippincott |
| Fecha de publicación | 1974 |
| Lugar | Philadelphia, PA |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 228 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780397009893 |
| ISBN-10 | 0397009895 |
| OCLC | 815135 |
| LCCN | 74002173 |
| Número de Cutter |
L816d |
Clayton Carter was one of the best reporters in the business and head of IBC's news department. Even during his off-duty hours he carried his 'gimmick' — a tiny television set to monitor other IBC news programmes. Carter's gimmick did a good job of keeping him informed; it did an even better job of killing him when somebody tampered with it. Assistant District Attorney Bernie Simmons takes a personal interest in the subsequent investigation. Police Captain John Stein has his own theory about the killing. He's zeroing in on the estranged Mrs Carter and her gentleman friend, a vice-president of IBC — and Bernie agrees they had a motive in the money and IBC shares that Mrs Carter will inherit. But there are still too many unexplained detailssome telephone-tapping, a briefcase full of hundred-dollar bills, and a mystery man trying to pull off a baffling masquerade. This deftly plotted and intriguing novel explores some timely topics: government pressure on the news media, invasion of privacy, and the acquisitive greed of large conglomerates.