Stalking Susan: A Novel

By Julie Kramer

Book Overview

Inside the desperate world of TV ratings, an investigative reporter discovers that a serial killer is targeting women named Susan and killing one on the same day each year. Television reporter Riley... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385524765
• ISBN13: 9780385524766
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Riley Spartz is my favorite new TV Detective

Anyone who has ever wondered about the life of an Investigative Television Reporter will love reading this book. It shares the story of Riley Spartz trying to develop a "40" story - this being a code word for the normal highest possible rating a news story can have. She begins her search with a cold-case set of murders (two Susans murdered on the same date), but simultaneously develops a story her producer sends her on about a vet cheating customers over animal cremains. Both stories develop twists and turns until the book comes to an intense and surprising end. As I read this story (and the sequel Missing Mark), they both put me in mind of one of my favorite authors - Agatha Christie. Kramer has fully developed and sympathetic characters, with life histories and loves and hates. I not only enjoyed this book but have recommended it to several of my friends. I hope to see Kramer's future books, but I also hope that we'll be seeing this one in the Movie Theater someday!!! Definitely a great read!

A VERY good Read

This is a fun, smart read. If you're from the Twin Cities you will appreciate all of the local landmarks and history of the area. I heard about this on the Lori & Julia show and gave it a go. It is a page turner and you won't be able to put it down.

St. Paul gal

I'm from St. Paul MN so it was neat to read about the area I live in a novel. It was one of those books I could not put down and carried it around the house with me. Very good story and great suspense. I will read her next novel when it comes out. Her facts of the area were great as well!

Smashing Debut!!

Julie Kramer's debut novel, Stalking Susan, is a ripping good tale. Her "ear" for what goes on behind the scenes of a TV newsroom is spot on. And while the tension mounts, she employs the comic interlude to let the reader relax before she marches to the really scarey parts. I want to see more of Riley Spartz, her cynical heroine, and look forward to the next book.

Wow, Simply Very Good

Stalking Susan combines wit, charm and pure suspense in one fun read. To steal from the protagonist, this story is "like a box of chocolates" Forrest Gump, 1994. In this case, they are Godivas! Anyone that enjoys a thriller will love this book.