2009 Presenters
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Award-winning investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan is currently on the air at Boston's NBC affiliate WHDH 7 News, where she's broken big stories for the past 22 years. Her stories have resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for consumers.
Along with her 26 Emmy Awards, Hank’s won also won dozens of other journalism honors. She's been a legislative aide in the United States Senate (working on the Freedom of Information Act) and at Rolling Stone Magazine (working with Hunter S. Thompson).
Her first mysteries were bestsellers: Prime Time (which won the prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel, was a double RITA nominee for Best First Book and Best Romantic Suspense Novel, and a Reviewers' Choice Award Winner) and Face Time (a Book Sense Notable Book) were best sellers. They were both re-issued this summer from MIRA Books. The newest in the series are Air Time. Drive Time will be released in February 2010.
Reviews:
"Sassy, fast-paced and appealing. This is first-class entertainment." – Sue Grafton
"...a wonderful mystery...The author juggles plot and character very deftly with Charlie emerging as one of the wittiest and brightest protagonists in current crime fiction." —Joe Meyers, Connecticut News
"Hank Phillippi Ryan knows the television business entirely; she understands plotting; and she writes beautifully." —Robert B. Parker
"Loved it! Smart, funny, fresh, intriguing and thoroughly entertaining— I highly recommend this series." —Suzanne Brockmann
