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Winter Gets Hot
Spies, Lies and Murder: Film at Eleven!
Chicago journalist Emily Winter is back. It's Spring, 1977, and she's the first reporter on the scene of a gruesome murder in the Chicago offices of CARD, a successful civic organization that investigates corruption in City Hall. Although she has proven herself a skilled reporter with at least one headline making story to her credit, her new TV boss orders her to stay on a more ladylike beat—lifestyle, entertainment and feature stories.
Determined to overcome the sexism that infuses her career, Emily negotiates her way into hard news coverage, including the murder at CARD. But Emily faces major obstacles on all fronts as she pursues the killer. One of her male colleagues, threatened by her rise within the newsroom, makes every effort to prevent or impede her work.
Emily persists, drawing on her journalistic instincts while relying on a large, entertaining roster of sources and allies including her eccentric husband Ben, his beloved Uncle Max and the ladies from The Rules Committee, all intimately familiar with glass ceilings. As the case twists and turns, Emily navigates the city she loves, relishing Chicago’s architecture, neighborhood restaurants, culture and her beloved, if hapless, Cubs.
Will her investigative diligence uncover the murderer and bring justice for those who entrust their stories to her? Find out in this eagerly anticipated sequel to Winter in Chicago!
Chicago journalist Emily Winter is back. It's Spring, 1977, and she's the first reporter on the scene of a gruesome murder in the Chicago offices of CARD, a successful civic organization that investigates corruption in City Hall. Although she has proven herself a skilled reporter with at least one headline making story to her credit, her new TV boss orders her to stay on a more ladylike beat—lifestyle, entertainment and feature stories.
Determined to overcome the sexism that infuses her career, Emily negotiates her way into hard news coverage, including the murder at CARD. But Emily faces major obstacles on all fronts as she pursues the killer. One of her male colleagues, threatened by her rise within the newsroom, makes every effort to prevent or impede her work.
Emily persists, drawing on her journalistic instincts while relying on a large, entertaining roster of sources and allies including her eccentric husband Ben, his beloved Uncle Max and the ladies from The Rules Committee, all intimately familiar with glass ceilings. As the case twists and turns, Emily navigates the city she loves, relishing Chicago’s architecture, neighborhood restaurants, culture and her beloved, if hapless, Cubs.
Will her investigative diligence uncover the murderer and bring justice for those who entrust their stories to her? Find out in this eagerly anticipated sequel to Winter in Chicago!
- GenresMystery
294 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2017
5 people want to read
About the author
David M. Hamlin
7 books30 followersDavid M. Hamlin was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Bethesda, Maryland and educated in Montgomery County public schools. He is a former VISTA volunteer and a cum laude graduate of Nasson College in Maine. He has enjoyed two careers, first as an executive with the American Civil Liberties Union and then as a partner in a successful Los Angles public relations and marketing agency which he co-founded with his wife, Sydney Weisman. He lives, writes and plays tennis in Palm Springs, California.
David's mystery novels include Winter in Chicago, Winter Gets Hot and Killer Cocktail (a series, set in the 1970s, featuring Chicago reporter Emily Winter and a lively supporting cast). His most recent mystery, a cozy, is Murder in Tolland.
David also wrote a first-hand account of one of the most controversial free speech cases of the twentieth century, The Nazi/Skokie Conflict (Beacon Press, 1980). In 2009, he wrote Los Angeles’s Original Farmers Market (Arcadia Press, photos curated by Brett Arena). His short stories have appeared in literary journals in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
David's mystery novels include Winter in Chicago, Winter Gets Hot and Killer Cocktail (a series, set in the 1970s, featuring Chicago reporter Emily Winter and a lively supporting cast). His most recent mystery, a cozy, is Murder in Tolland.
David also wrote a first-hand account of one of the most controversial free speech cases of the twentieth century, The Nazi/Skokie Conflict (Beacon Press, 1980). In 2009, he wrote Los Angeles’s Original Farmers Market (Arcadia Press, photos curated by Brett Arena). His short stories have appeared in literary journals in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
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August 17, 2018
Emily is a journalist in Chicago. She does the lighter, fluffier pieces for the news station she works for, but she yearns to work on more hard hitting news. When she is the first reporter at a crime scene, she thinks she finally has a chance at a real news story. Unfortunately for Emily, the current crime news reporter is putting up a fight and doesn't want her working on the story. Emily is not easily discouraged, so she works on not only reporting the crime, but solving it too.
This is the second book with the character Emily Winter. I have not read the first book, Winter in Chicago, but Winter Gets Hot is easily read as a standalone.
This story takes place in the late 1970s, and Emily deals with a lot of sexism in the work place. With her high standards for work ethic and career goals, she is ready to show the men that there is room for a woman in the news room. A smart, resourceful, and determined female protagonist.
Emily is an enjoyable character to root for. A solid crime mystery, with mostly realistic interactions. My only complaint was the conversations with her husband. He used odd phrasing that seemed dated, even for the 70s. Though it was sometimes humorous, it broke the flow of the story.
An enjoyable, quick read. Good for fans of lighter crime fiction with a female sleuth.
I received a free digital version of this book from Book Glow in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second book with the character Emily Winter. I have not read the first book, Winter in Chicago, but Winter Gets Hot is easily read as a standalone.
This story takes place in the late 1970s, and Emily deals with a lot of sexism in the work place. With her high standards for work ethic and career goals, she is ready to show the men that there is room for a woman in the news room. A smart, resourceful, and determined female protagonist.
Emily is an enjoyable character to root for. A solid crime mystery, with mostly realistic interactions. My only complaint was the conversations with her husband. He used odd phrasing that seemed dated, even for the 70s. Though it was sometimes humorous, it broke the flow of the story.
An enjoyable, quick read. Good for fans of lighter crime fiction with a female sleuth.
I received a free digital version of this book from Book Glow in exchange for an honest review.
August 7, 2018
This is a follow up to the authors previous book featuring Emily Winters, ‘Winter in Chicago’ but is completely capable of being read as a standalone.
Emily Winters is a career driven female lead character working in television reporting in the 1970’s. Emily is consistently frustrated that the network only seem to send her out to cover ‘soft’ news stories and longs to be the hard hitting reporter with her finger on the pulse that she knows she can be.
A gruesome murder happens nearby and Emily picks up the story from one of her contacts. When she takes the story back to the Network the regular crime reporter is not happy as he feels Emily has stepped on his turf.
Emily’s powers of persuasion win her the story and she finds herself fighting to prove herself for her careers sake as well as trying to hunt down a killer.
I enjoyed Emily’s tenacity and feisty spirit and the sub storyline which involves her trying to pave her way and break through the glass ceiling on what back in the 1970’s was chiefly a male dominated work force.
The story flows nicely from chapter to chapter as Emily uncovers more clues and I liked how the author played with the characters. The author gave Emily’s husband, Ben, an incredibly posh vocabulary. At first I found this slightly off putting, but by the end of the book I was completely endeared to it and quite liked the quirky nuance of the language used. I would recommend this book.
Emily Winters is a career driven female lead character working in television reporting in the 1970’s. Emily is consistently frustrated that the network only seem to send her out to cover ‘soft’ news stories and longs to be the hard hitting reporter with her finger on the pulse that she knows she can be.
A gruesome murder happens nearby and Emily picks up the story from one of her contacts. When she takes the story back to the Network the regular crime reporter is not happy as he feels Emily has stepped on his turf.
Emily’s powers of persuasion win her the story and she finds herself fighting to prove herself for her careers sake as well as trying to hunt down a killer.
I enjoyed Emily’s tenacity and feisty spirit and the sub storyline which involves her trying to pave her way and break through the glass ceiling on what back in the 1970’s was chiefly a male dominated work force.
The story flows nicely from chapter to chapter as Emily uncovers more clues and I liked how the author played with the characters. The author gave Emily’s husband, Ben, an incredibly posh vocabulary. At first I found this slightly off putting, but by the end of the book I was completely endeared to it and quite liked the quirky nuance of the language used. I would recommend this book.
February 3, 2018
Mark Crittenden is dead! someone blew his brains out in his office at CARD HQ.
Emily Winter is a features reporter at WSMP-TV, one of Chicago's TV news channels
Set in the 1970's, Emily is an ambitious former radio news reporter trying to make her way in the male dominated world of TV news who stumbles on a murder investigation much to the chagrin of the stations crime reporter.
The book is well written and keeps your interest all the way through as Emily sets out to find Mark's killer and also balance this with her reqular job doing fluffy celebrity pieces for the 'end of the news' slot on WSMP.
The story flows and the plot makes sense with a good resolution and the whole was entertaining.
My only question is if it is set in the 1970's then why does Emily's husband Ben talk like he is straight out of the 1770's
Emily Winter is a features reporter at WSMP-TV, one of Chicago's TV news channels
Set in the 1970's, Emily is an ambitious former radio news reporter trying to make her way in the male dominated world of TV news who stumbles on a murder investigation much to the chagrin of the stations crime reporter.
The book is well written and keeps your interest all the way through as Emily sets out to find Mark's killer and also balance this with her reqular job doing fluffy celebrity pieces for the 'end of the news' slot on WSMP.
The story flows and the plot makes sense with a good resolution and the whole was entertaining.
My only question is if it is set in the 1970's then why does Emily's husband Ben talk like he is straight out of the 1770's
February 6, 2018
I was asked to review this by Librarything.com
This is the sequel to Winter in Chicago and I really found this to be a good read. A murder has taken place.
We see Emily the reporter back. it is set in the 70s so there is sexism and Emily faces her work being jeopardised by a male colleague as she tried to track down the killer.
The characters are fun, her husband, uncle and girl friends from the Rules Committee.
The readers gets a good feel for Chicago, Emily is feisty and likeable and in the middle of this a murder gets solved.
Recommended
This is the sequel to Winter in Chicago and I really found this to be a good read. A murder has taken place.
We see Emily the reporter back. it is set in the 70s so there is sexism and Emily faces her work being jeopardised by a male colleague as she tried to track down the killer.
The characters are fun, her husband, uncle and girl friends from the Rules Committee.
The readers gets a good feel for Chicago, Emily is feisty and likeable and in the middle of this a murder gets solved.
Recommended
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