Killed in Fringe Time
1994
First Published
4.06
Average Rating
240
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Matt Cobb, TV network vice president in change of special programming, finds himself lethally involved in a new mystery when his network's most popular talk-show host is suddenly murdered. By the author of Killed in the Ratings.
Avg Rating
4.06
Number of Ratings
17
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
59%
3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
William L. DeAndrea
Author · 16 books
William L. DeAndrea (1952–1996) was born in Port Chester, New York. While working at the Murder Ink bookstore in New York City, he met mystery writer Jane Haddam, who became his wife. His first book, Killed in the Ratings (1978), won an Edgar Award in the best first mystery novel category. That debut launched a series centered on Matt Cobb, an executive problem-solver for a TV network who unravels murders alongside corporate foul play. DeAndrea’s other series included the Nero Wolfe–inspired Niccolo Benedetti novels, the Clifford Driscoll espionage series, and the Lobo Blacke/Quinn Booker Old West mysteries. A devoted student of the mystery genre, he also wrote a popular column for the Armchair Detective newsletter. One of his last works, the Edgar Award–winning Encyclopedia Mysteriosa (1994), is a thorough reference guide to sleuthing in books, film, radio, and TV.
