From Publishers Weekly
As v-p in charge of special projects at a fictional television network in New York City, Matt Cobb is used to handling delicate egos and tricky situations. In this instance, Matt, whose job security is reinforced by his romantic relationship with the network's leading shareholder, must ease the paranoia of talk-show host Richard Bentyne, who has an old lover, a new lover, a hit show and morbid delusions on a grand scale. But Bentyne's delusions prove well-founded when he is fatally poisoned just before Clement Bates, a famous, wealthy eccentric whom no one but Bentyne has seen for 35 years, is due to appear on his show. Cobb often cracks wise and is frequently very funny; the suspect pool is more than deep enough; and the solution, tying up more murder and assorted motives, manages to play fair on all counts. The fringe time of the title is apparently media-speak for the period after the late news and before the morning news and chat shows, and in DeAndrea's able hands, it's a very scary place.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Series protagonist Matt Cobb, a vice president for a New York-based television network, tries to control Richard Bentyne, the network's expensive new talk-show host. Bentyne's successful but offensive mix of rude, crude, and "cool" annoys some guests and co-workers. Therefore, it is not surprising when someone kills him. Because he is on the inside track at the network, Cobb investigates with the help of the NYPD's Lieutenant Martin. Recommended.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
