Below the Fold

Below the Fold is a gripping and intelligent thriller that rips open the dark underbelly of TV news, written by a former television and print journalist himself. Fast-moving and full of colorful, down-and-dirty characters, this terrific novel is the second in a series starring the compelling and engaging TV journalist Clare Carlson. I highly recommend it. --Douglas Preston, New York Times best-selling author Below the Fold is what journalism is all about . . . crackling with the kind of authenticity only an experienced reporter could capture. --Lee Goldberg, New York Times best-selling author Below the Fold is a terrific mystery, written with a veteran journalist's eye. The pacing and plotting are everything you want, but it's R. G. Belsky's insider knowledge that adds a wonderful layer to this story of media and murder. --Michael Koryta, New York Times best-selling author Below the Fold takes readers on a whiplash ride through a New York murder case. The television news investigation provides a fascinating lens for the story. Heroine Clare Carlson is formidable, human, and thoroughly authentic. R.G. Belsky knows his stuff. --Meg Gardiner, author of Into the Black Nowhere Belsky's background as a reporter shines through, but he's also earned his place as a writer of memorable characters and intricate plots. Even the murdered woman, who kick-starts the several mysteries in this book, and who is mainly depicted in others' distant memories, is well fleshed out. The banter among reporters, cops, and those they investigate rings true, too, and keeps the pages turning. Readers who enjoy police procedurals but who are looking for something a little different are an ideal audience for this thriller. --Booklist Author Belsky brings years of experience in the print, digital, and TV news business to his books, giving readers a realistic view of life behind the printing presses and the TV screens. The result is an engrossing, mind boggling mystery. --New York Journal of Books Praise for the Clare Carlson series: Belsky's Yesterday's News elicits all parents' deepest fear--the disappearance of a child. But this intelligent, gripping novel is about so much more: ambition, secrets, and, most shocking of all, truth. Read it. --Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times best-selling author [Yesterday's News] is an engrossing mystery...Belsky puts Clare's journalistic integrity to a dramatic test in this gut-wrenching tale. --Publishers Weekly Belsky's behind-the-headlines story of the story news director Clare Carlson can't let go has enough twists to keep even the best-read fan on their toes. Yesterday's News is a thriller about truth, lies--and how much of each we're willing to live with. --Lori Rader-Day, Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author ...Belsky's extensive news-media background allows him to paint behind the scenes of a TV-news set realistically and with a wry sense of humor. --Booklist Taut, fast-paced and compelling characters make Yesterday's News a page-turner. --Mary Burton, New York Times best-selling author What a terrific book! A complex and compelling nonstop cat-and-mouse chase--and you're never quite sure which one's the mouse. Even the savviest of readers will be gasping in awe at Belsky's impressive story-telling skills. --Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author the fast pace and frequent uncovering of new information, along with a protagonist with her own baggage, will please fans of J. T. Ellison and Lori Rader-Day. --Booklist