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TRUTH BE TOLD

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Truth Be Told, part of the bestselling and Award-winning Jane Ryland and Jake Brogan-series by Hank Phillippi Ryan.
In digging up the facts on this heartbreaking story—and on other foreclosures— reporter Ryland soon learns the truth behind a big-bucks scheme and the surprising players who will stop at nothing, including murder, to keep their goal a secret. Turns out, there’s more than one way to rob a bank. Boston police detective Jake Brogan has a liar on his hands. A man has just confessed to the famous twenty-year-old Lilac Sunday killing, and while Jake’s colleagues take him at his word, Jake is not so sure. But he has personal reasons for hoping they’ve finally solved the cold case. Financial manipulation, the terror of foreclosures, the power of numbers, the primal need for home and family and love. What happens when what you believe is true turns out to be a lie? HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the investigative reporter for Boston’s NBC affiliate. She has won thirty Emmys and ten Edward R. Murrow awards for her ground-breaking journalism. The bestselling author of four mystery novels as well as The Other Woman, the first book to feature reporter Jane Ryland and Detective Jake Brogan, Ryan has won two Agatha Awards, as well as the Anthony, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark Award.
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Published 2014-10-07 by Forge Books

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… don't miss Hank Phillippi Ryan's third title in her Jane Ryland thriller series Truth Be Told. An investigative reporter for Boston's NBC affiliate and winner of numerous awards, Ryan knows of what she writes as she creates her own headline-grabbing stories that readers can't put down. Read more...

Hank Phillippi Ryan proves herself one of the most adept masters of plot on the planet with her latest, Truth Be Told. Surprises -- major surprises -- abound, characters live and breath, and everything comes satisfyingly together in the vortex of a perfect storm that pits the duties of the police against the responsibilities of the news media, and makes it all personal. If crime fiction is your beat, this one is a must read.

[S]mart, well-paced… Ryan, a Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, cleverly ties the plot together, offers surprising but believable plot twists, and skillfully characterizes the supporting cast…. She also provides just the right amount of romance between Jane and Jake, with a delectable hint that Jake might have some competition. Read more...

Ryan’s skill with intelligent, suspenseful plots that echo current issues soars in Truth Be Told.

Hank Philippi Ryan weaves a taut web of suspense in TRUTH BE TOLD. Be prepared to lose sleep once you start reading, because you won't want to stop. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

Hank Phillippi Ryan is every bit as good as you may have heard she is, and then some. She breathes new life into the investigative thriller... Jake’s dogged investigative prowess, Jane’s reporting tenaciousness, their somewhat delicate relationship, and the mysteries that form the heart of the plot combine to make Truth Be Told one of Ryan’s best works to date

Foreclosure fraud entwines with a 20-year-old murder case in the latest knotty, engrossing mystery-thriller by an award-winning Boston journalist…. Ryland and Brogan are such a cute couple that you wonder how long it'll be before somebody makes a TV series out of them.

Hank Phillippi Ryan’s latest showcases the author’s ability to balance humor, gripping drama, romance and contemporary issues. Ryan nails them all in this high-quality reading adventure. Read more...

This incredible ‘master of plot’ excels with this tale! Read more...

TRUTH BE TOLD is Hank Phillippi Ryan at her best. She uses all her insider skills to craft a terrific story - smart, edgy, full of more twists and turns than you can ever outguess, and a thrilling read to the very last page. If you love Ryan's books like I do, you're in for a great ride, and if you're picking her up for the first time, you're starting with a winner.

In Ryan’s adroit hands, with her brisk prose, appealing protagonists, and well-limned characters, even foreclosures can be sexy.