THE WRONG GIRL HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN

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A NEW THRILLER FROM ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND
RECENT WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
THE WRONG GIRL
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN
“Whip-smart writing and a dizzying pace make The Wrong
Girl a thrilling, one-night read!"
—Tess Gerritsen,
New York Times bestselling author
“The Wrong Girl has all the right stuff!”
—Linwood Barclay,
international bestselling author
“The Wrong Girl is Hank Phillippi Ryan's best yet, with
Ryan's trademark breathless storytelling and an almost
unthinkable premise that will give every reader a chill. A
terrific, fast-paced read spiced with just the right amount
of romance.”
—William Landay, New York Times
bestselling author
“Investigative television reporter Ryan fulfills the promise of her first Jane Ryland mystery The
Other Woman (2012), as she blends a social issue—the cost to young children of an overworked
and underfunded foster care system—into a crisp, fast-moving police procedural
featuring reverberating illegalities, increasing danger and suspense,
and crackling sexual tension…Another winner from Ryan.”
—Booklist (Starred review)
“Ryan's stellar follow-up to The Other Woman throws Boston newspaper reporter Jane Ryland
into a strange mystery…VERDICT Jane and Jake are engaging protagonists, and the will-they-orwon't-they tension will appeal to romance fans. The thrills are also abundant, and the plot takes
a left turn when the reader is sure it's going right. Ryan has a gift for writing superb thrillers, and
this one is sure to be a big hit with her growing fan base.”
—Library Journal
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is well known as the longtime on-camera investigative reporter for Boston's
NBC affiliate, WHDH-TV, where she has won 30 EMMYs and 12 Edward R. Murrow awards. But
now, she has gained countless new fans for her award-winning and critically-acclaimed bestselling
mystery/thriller novels, including 2012’s The Other Woman, which recently won the Mary Higgins
Clark Award (Mystery Writers of America) as well as being nominated for the Anthony, Agatha,
Macavity, Daphne and Shamus Awards. Now she is back with another chilling and heart-wrenching
novel of suspense--a thrilling tale of dark secrets and frightening betrayal that strikes at the heart
of every family: THE WRONG GIRL. (Forge Hardcover, On-sale: September 10, 2013).
Praised by many bestselling fellow authors including Robert B. Parker, Lisa Scottoline, Sandra
Brown, Lee Child, and more, Hank Phillippi Ryan’s books are skillfully told tales inspired by
experiences in real-life journalism, that have broad appeal and will keep readers rapt. As a
journalist, she is uniquely qualified to tell fascinating stories as heart-stopping page-turners.
Last seen in The Other Woman trying to overcome her disgrace after being discredited as a
journalist, investigative reporter Jane Ryland now returns in THE WRONG GIRL--and this time she's
on the trail of a frightening story that could rip families apart. Does a respected adoption agency
have a frightening secret? Tipped off by a determined ex-colleague on a desperate quest to find
her birth mother, Boston newspaper reporter Ryland begins to suspect that the agency is engaging
in the ultimate betrayal--are they reuniting birth parents with the wrong children?
For detective Jake Brogan and his partner, a young woman’s brutal murder seems a sadly
predictable case of domestic violence, one that results in two toddlers being shuttled into the
foster care system. Then Jake finds an empty cradle at the murder scene. Where is the baby who
should have been sleeping there?
Jane and Jake are soon on a trail full of twists and turns that takes them deep into the heart of a
foster care system in crisis and threatens to blow the lid off an adoption agency scandal. When the
threatening phone calls start, Jane knows she is on the right track…but with both a killer at large
and an infant missing, time is running out….
THE WRONG GIRL is a riveting novel of family connections—both known and unknown—vile
greed, senseless murder, and the ultimate in deception. What if you didn’t know the truth about
your own family?
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s NBC affiliate. She’s won 30
EMMYs, 12 Edward R. Murrow awards and dozens of other honors for her ground-breaking
journalism. A bestselling author of six mystery novels, Ryan has won multiple prestigious awards
for her crime fiction: the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and most recently, the coveted Mary Higgins
Clark Award. National reviews have called her a "master at crafting suspenseful mysteries" and "a
superb and gifted storyteller." Her newest thriller, THE WRONG GIRL, is a Boston Globe bestseller
and was dubbed "Another winner" in a Booklist starred review. She’s on the national board of
Mystery Writers of America and 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime. Visit her online at
HankPhillippiRyan.com, on Twitter @hank_phillippi and Facebook/HankPhillippiRyanAuthorPage.
THE WRONG GIRL
Hank Phillippi Ryan
A Forge Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-7653-3258-5
368 pages / $24.99
On-sale: September 10, 2013
Also available in E-book, ISBN: 978-1-4668-0087-8
Audio CD: 978-1-4272-3203-8
Digital Audio: 978-1-4272-3194-9
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HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN
Praise for THE WRONG GIRL, a Boston Globe Bestseller
“Stellar...Ryan has a gift for writing superb thrillers, and this
one is sure to be a big hit...”
-Library Journal
“ Investigative television reporter Ryan fulfills the promise of her first Jane
Ryland mystery The Other Woman (2012), as she blends a social issue—the
cost to young children of an overworked and underfunded foster care system—
into a crisp, fast-moving police procedural featuring reverberating illegalities,
increasing danger and suspense, and crackling sexual tension...Another winner
from Ryan.”
-Booklist (Starred review)
“Hank Phillippi Ryan has done it again. The author of The Other Woman and Prime Time is a master at crafting
detailed and suspenseful mysteries, and her new book The Wrong Girl is her best yet. The Wrong Girl is fastpaced, thrilling, nerve-wracking, and fun...a terrific read.”
-Fresh Fiction
“(A) chilling novel of murder, kidnapping and deception. Intricate plotting leads the reader through a tale full
of curveballs and surprises. Ryan’s gift for storytelling excels...””
-RT Book Reviews
“The Wrong Girl is Hank Phillippi Ryan’s best yet, with Ryan’s trademark breathless storytelling and an almost
unthinkable premise that will give every reader a chill. A terrific, fast-paced read spiced with just the right
amount of romance.”
-William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob
“Whip-smart writing and a dizzying pace make The Wrong Girl a thrilling, one-night read!”
-Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
“The Wrong Girl has all the right stuff!”
-Linwood Barclay, international bestselling author
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Hank Phillippi Ryan Bio
Hank’s Bio—the Short Story
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s NBC affiliate. She’s won 30 EMMYs, 12
Edward R. Murrow awards and dozens of other honors for her ground-breaking journalism. A bestselling
author of six mystery novels, Ryan has won multiple prestigious awards for her crime fiction: the Agatha,
Anthony, Macavity, and most recently, the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. National reviews have called
her a “master at crafting suspenseful mysteries” and “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Her newest thriller, THE
WRONG GIRL, is a Boston Globe bestseller and was dubbed “Another winner” in a Booklist starred review. She’s
on the national board of Mystery Writers of America and 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime. Visit her
online at HankPhillippiRyan.com, on Twitter @hank_phillippi and Facebook at HankPhillippiRyanAuthorPage.
Hank’s Bio—the Long Story
Photo: Lynn Wayne
Award-winning investigative reporter HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is on the
air at Boston’s NBC affiliate. A television reporter since 1975, her work
has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from
foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims
and consumers. Along with her 30 EMMYs and 12 Edward R. Murrow
awards, Hank’s won dozens of other honors for her ground-breaking
journalism. She’s been a radio reporter, a legislative aide in the United
States Senate and an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone Magazine.
A bestselling author of six mystery novels, Ryan has won the Mary
Higgins Clark, Anthony, Macavity and two Agatha awards for her crime
fiction. She’s on the national board of directors of Mystery Writers of
America and is 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime. Her thriller,
the bestselling THE OTHER WOMAN, (now in a third printing) is the first
in a new series from Forge Books. It’s listed as a Best Book of 2012 by
the Kansas City Star, the Sacramento Bee, Suspense Magazine, and The
Boston Globe, won the prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award, and is the only novel nominated for the Agatha,
Anthony, Macavity, Shamus and Daphne awards for Best Novel of 2012. Her newest suspense thriller, THE
WRONG GIRL, will be published in September 2013.
WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT HANK:
PRIME TIME is actually not her first encounter with publishing. That was in 1969, when she got a summer job
as a proofreader.
Since then, she’s been a political campaign worker, a radio reporter, a press secretary to a US Congressman, a
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legislative aide in the United States Senate, and—in a two-year stint in Rolling Stone Magazine’s Washington
Bureau--worked on the political column “Capitol Chatter” and organized presidential campaign coverage for
Hunter S. Thompson.
She began her TV career in 1975, anchoring and reporting the news for TV stations in Indianapolis and then
Atlanta. She’s battled her way through hurricanes, floods and blizzards, wired herself with hidden cameras,
chased criminals and confronted corrupt politicians. With ground-breaking reports including revealing
mistakes in the 911 system that sent emergency responders to the wrong addresses, a failing jury selection
system, firefighters given outmoded and failing equipment, corruption in the mortgage industry and unfair
practices by powerful contractors, her hard-hitting journalism has changed laws and changed lives. She
has also covered national political conventions, the NBA playoffs and the Super Bowl, and has interviewed
newsmakers from Prince Charles to President Carter to Muhammad Ali.
She grew up in the Indianapolis area and went to Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, where she
majored in Shakespeare (and “minored” in “independent reading and listening to rock and roll records”). She
also studied abroad at the International School in Hamburg, Germany.
Outside Channel 7, she’s on the national Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America (one of the creators of
MWA-U, and a teacher on the MWA-U faculty). She’s also the 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime, which
promotes the professional development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve equality in the
industry. She’s also on the advisory board of the Lyric Stage of Boston, a professional theater company. There,
she founded the Lyric’s “First Curtain” program, which provides the full theater experience for underprivileged
students with free tickets and theater education scholarships.
She lives in the Boston area with her husband, a nationally renowned civil rights and criminal defense attorney.
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Previous Books
THE OTHER WOMAN
1st in the Jane Ryland series
Mary Higgins Clark Award Winner; Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, Shamus and Daphne Award Nominee
Dirty politics, dirty tricks, and a barrage of final twists, The Other Woman is the first in an explosive
new series!
DRIVE TIME
4th Charlotte McNally mystery
Agatha and Anthony Award Nominee, and Daphne Award Finalist
Deadlines. Desire. Deception.
AIR TIME
3rd Charlotte McNally mystery
Agatha and Anthony Award Nominee
Undercover. And under fire.
FACE TIME
2nd Charlotte McNally mystery
Book Sense Notable Book
Revenge. Romance. The Ratings. Cameras don’t lie. Pictures do.
PRIME TIME
1st Charlotte McNally mystery
Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel, Daphne Award Finalist, and RITA Award Nominee
The story of the century may be hiding in her junk mail folder.
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