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Jeffery Deaver (Author)
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Release Date: Jan 2 2001 | Series: Rune Trilogy
Rune is an aspiring filmmaker with more ambition than political savvy, paying her dues as an assistant cameraperson for the local news. But she's got her eyes on the prize, the network's hot newsmagazine, Current Events -- and she's got the story she knows will get her there.

Poking around in the video archives, Rune spots a taped interview with Randy Boggs, who's doing hard time in Attica for a murder he claims he didn't commit. Rune can't say exactly why, but she's sure he's innocent. If she can prove it, Current Events won't merely report the news, it'll make news -- and Rune's career.

But what she could be writing is Randy Boggs's epitaph -- and her own. Rune's newly discovered witness soon turns up dead. A hit man from Miami is on Rune's trail, and Boggs is finding prison even more dangerous than before. Someone wants this story killed, and it could be the girl with the camera who ends up on the cutting room floor.

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Rune, the shrewd and spunky heroine of Manhattan Is My Beat , returns with a new job as a camerawoman for a local TV news station, but she still believes in magic and lives by her own rules. Rune thinks that Randy Boggs, convicted killer of network news head Lance Hopper, is innocent, and she persuades network dragon lady Piper Sutton, the country's top news anchor, to let her investigate and produce a segment on the murder. Endearing, with lots of moxie but no experience, Rune learns the hard way as she blunders through the world of big-time investigative reporting, making mistakes and trusting the wrong people. She also has to act as a mother to her flaky friend Claire's three-year-old, Ophelia, when Claire runs off to Boston in search of a better life. Deaver's background as a journalist helps him to vivify the competitive, even back-stabbing caste system of network news and to successfully depict the tedium as well as the excitement a reporter experiences when breaking a major story. He writes with clarity, compassion and intelligence, and with a decidedly human and contemporary slant.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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After viewing a video of a convicted murderer, houseboat dwelling Rune ( Death of a Blue Movie Star , Bantam, 1990) decides the man is innocent; she then convinces her employer, Network News, to sponsor her investigation. Why Rune believes what she does remains inexplicable, which necessitates a great deal of persuasion on her (and the author's) part. Ultimately, Rune finds herself mixed up with the convict, her bosses, and a cute three-year-old. Despite its extended exposition, this tale of a news scoop gone wrong should appeal to fans.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The best of the Rune novels. Jun 11 2002
By Bernadett
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This last novel was the best out of the other three with Rune.
Rune is more mature and has a much better job this time.The
storyline kept my interest, but was far from reality (in my opinion),which gave the novel a downside.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fire From the Gods Jun 7 2002
By RachelWalker
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Rune is simply wonderful. I love her to pieces. She's quirky, fun, naive in childlike way, and just a wonderfully likeable character.

The Rune books are not the deepest books you will find. Nor are they the most exciting and thrilling. (Although they are quite.) But, they are quite atmospheric tales of New York and complex crime.

They are quirky, immense fun to read, and light hearted. Don't take them too seriously (this is what most people do with their reading...they take it far too seriously. Which spoils what would otherwise be enjoyable fiction.) and you will really relish them.

The plots are complex, the twists completely unguessable. (As is the norm with Deaver.) He is currently my favourite writer, and these little gems from the past only further convince me of the fact that he is probably the best storyteller i have come across in a very long time. Great characters, great plot, stunning writing. (I adore his style.)

If you like quirky, fun, lighthearted books with a tense edge, his Rune series is definitely for you. (I hope he ressurects her in the near future for a fourth novel.)

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4.0 out of 5 stars a good, quick read Feb 7 2002
By A Customer
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As the last of the Rune novels I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone looking for a quick read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My first Deaver book but not my last
This was the very first book I had read of Jeffery Deaver's and to get right to the point-it was great! Where to begin..the plot, characters, atmosphere were perfect. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2002 by Anna Sophia
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good fun
One of the bonuses of Deaver's current success is that some of his previously out-of-print books have been put back in print and are now accessible to a wider audience. Read more
Published on Mar 18 2001 by "the_halberdier"
4.0 out of 5 stars THE RETURN OF RUNE
HARD NEWS is the third in a series of Deaver novels centering around the character of Rune. In this chapter Rune has made some progress and is working as a camera person for a... Read more
Published on Mar 4 2001 by Gerard T. McGuire
3.0 out of 5 stars My first Deaver
I agree with the previous reviewer about the extra Characters that did not really add anything to the story. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2001 by Colby Tustin
3.0 out of 5 stars EARLY DEAVER
Hard News" again features the delightful, one-of-a-kind Rune who first appeared in "Manhattan is My Beat." As in all the Deaver books, this one has good pace. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2001 by sweetmolly
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read...Deaver is a master storyteller
A friend turned me on to Jeffery Deaver a few years ago when he loaned me a copy of The Bone Collector. I flew through it in one day and was hooked. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2001 by "atticus99"
2.0 out of 5 stars This book left me saying, 'What?'
I picked this book up at the checkout line at a local bookstore. The plot summary on the back cover interested me and I assumed I would enjoy the book. Read more
Published on Jan 15 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Another fun "Rune" mystery
I was lucky to stumble on this early, out-of-print novel by Jeffery Deavern at a used-book store; however, I understand that, this sequel to "Manhattan is My Beat" is... Read more
Published on July 13 2000 by M. Desoer
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