Deadline News

After being acquitted of his wife's brutal murder, celebrity television news anchor Wade Newsome claims to be targeted by an assailant bent on exacting divine justice. Is this mysterious Righteous Avenger a figment of Newsome's guilty conscience, a publicity stunt intended to speed his return to the Deadline News anchor desk, or a genuine threat? A skeptical LAPD detective, Carl Pope, must determine the truth of Newsome's claims. Deadline Newscombines suspense with Hollywood satire, in the vein of Seth Greenland'sThe Bones.Deadline Newsis also, more broadly, a social satire, taking on America's media culture and the public's obsession with celebrity trials. With its focus on the intersection of societal alienation and the entertainment industry,Deadline Newsalso recalls the work of Nathanael West. In this era of Robert Blake and O. J. Simpson,Deadline Newsis a topical, humorous, and readable novel of suspense.Mearns, Jack is the author of 'Deadline News', published 2006 under ISBN 9780595404971 and ISBN 0595404979.