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Jan, an award-winning journalist, is a former staff reporter for Worcester Telegram and The Providence Journal. Currently a freelance journalist and formerly a correspendent for The Boston Globe, she is the author of four mysteries. Her first,Final Copy, won the Drood Review Editor's Choice award. A Confidential Source and Yesterday's Fatal were both named "Killer Books" by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association." ...more

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	The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston's Struggle for Justice 4.10 avg rating — 162 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Confidential Source 3.77 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Final Copy 4.57 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaser 3.59 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yesterday's Fatal 3.93 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 2: by Jaime

Mar 23, 2012 07:19AM

Thanks for the friendship, Jan!

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message 1: by Beth

Feb 16, 2012 03:20PM

Hi Jan,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, and my upcoming May release, Wicked Eddies, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for free mystery books, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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