The Nominee

by Brian McGrory

Concerned about the journalistic ethics employed by his mentor Robert Fitzgerald, Harry Cutter, a reporter for the Boston Record, finds his life further complicated by the murder of his uncle, the newspaper's publisher, a killing that could be linked to the attempted takeover of the paper or to the confirmation hearings for new U.S. Attorney General, Fitzgerald's oldest friend. By the author of The Incumbent. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

528 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Brian McGrory is a longtime newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist. Born and raised in and around Boston, he went to college at Bates College in Maine. He worked for the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, the New Haven Register in Connecticut, and has written for and edited the Boston Globe since 1989. He has a twice weekly column that appears on the front of the metro section, for which he has won the Scripps Howard journalism award, and is the author of four novels. He lives in Massachusetts with his entire family.

Reviews

[David Linzee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack Flynn is self-righteous and full of himself--which makes him a highly plausible investigative reporter, and a rather tiresome hero-narrator. The plot suffers from awkward flashbacks and a foreseeable solution, but the settings are a nice mix of gloss and glitz and interesting characters keep popping up.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very boring

[Katherine Clark · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another disappointing book. This started out well. I enjoyed the protagonist's wise cracking demeanor, but in a very short time, the protag wise-cracked nearly every sentence, and the metaphors were to common and too want to be clever. The book was too heavy and slow because of the unnecessary comments. Further, the romance angle was simply flat out dumb and irritating. This was described as a taut thriller, but it was anything but. If it were the first in a series, I would say that the guy just had to get it out of his system, but it is the second. I'm done.

And oh man, I am so tired of characters that are described by their looks. The women were always beautiful; if they weren't beautiful, well, it indicated she was a bad woman. I don't know--characters with all these stellar characteristics made them less likable to me.

[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book #8 read in 2008

It seemed to take me forever to read this one, but I really enjoyed it. I like the series and the characters very much.

Gave to a coworker

[Susan]

O.K. --but still will probable read his next novel int he series.

[Jim Moffett · Rating 3 out of 5]

09/14. Tough story to rate.It felt like author was writing things that had no real sense in story,more like to fill pages.STory line great.HEld my interest thru many pages.