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Co-author with Bonnie Traymore of Swipe (2025);Author of Broadcast Blues (Oceanview - 2024); It's News to Me (Oceanview - 2022); Beyond The Headlines (Oceanview 2021); The Last Scoop (Oceanview-2020) Below The Fold (Oceanview - 2019) Yesterday's News (Oceanview - 2018) Blonde Ice (Atria - 2016; Shooting for the Stars (2015); and The Kennedy Connection (2014).

Also writes thrillers under the pen name of Dana Perry.

Former Managing Editor of NBCNews.com

Worked as Managing Editor of NY Daily News; News Editor of Star magazine; Metropolitan Editor of NY Post.

Author of numerous other mystery novels including Loverboy and Playing Dead.

Contributing Writer for The Big Thrill magazine and BookTrib. ...more

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	Swipe by R.G. Belsky (Goodreads Author), Bonnie Traymore (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 2,268 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Yesterday's News (Clare Carlson #1) 4.10 avg rating — 751 ratings — published 2018 — 4 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
	The Kennedy Connection (Gil Malloy #1) 4.07 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	The Last Scoop (Clare Carlson #3) 4.23 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2020 — 4 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
	Below the Fold (Clare Carlson #2) 4.24 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Broadcast Blues (Clare Carlson #6) 4.07 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2024 — 4 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
	It's News to Me (Clare Carlson #5) 4.13 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2022 — 4 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
	Beyond the Headlines (Clare Carlson #4) 4.30 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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
	Blonde Ice (Gil Malloy #3) 4.21 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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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Hi again R.G.! Received a third friend request from someone using your picture. Ignored it but this along with Eileen's comments make me think you've maybe been hacked.

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Not sure whether it was you or not but I received another friend request from someone whose name is shown just as "R G" but is accompanied by your photo. I ignored it since we're already friends.

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