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Author of The Mogul (coming Nov. 10 from Level Best); author of The Vanishers (dpDigital 2026); 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.

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	Swipe by R.G. Belsky (Goodreads Author), Bonnie Traymore (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 2,371 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 — 782 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 — 245 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) 4.22 avg rating — 233 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) 4.26 avg rating — 184 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 — 181 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
	The Vanishers 3.80 avg rating — 167 ratings — 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
	It's News to Me (Clare Carlson #5) 4.11 avg rating — 148 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) 4.29 avg rating — 133 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) 4.20 avg rating — 123 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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“I thought about a line from Raymond Chandler in The Long Goodbye that I always remembered—and it somehow seemed to fit both of us. “There is no trap so deadly as the one you set for yourself.”
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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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CarolG wrote: "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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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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You were right about Matt Coyle- enjoyed his Yesterday's Echo. Now I'm ready for "Dana Perry"- Just picked up Silent Island. Snow is predicted for CT tomorrow and I plan to read. Thanks- Eileen

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