Black and White and Dead All Over

from Alphawoman

Fast paced short chapters good mystery. The story was solidly told with a plethora of characters. Lots of red herrings that added to the intrigue. The murderer was a slight let down but the story held together well.

from mkschoen

AS a mystery, ok, not so much. The plot is a bit unfinished, and doesn't really hold together all that well (and the murderer makes no sense).As a roman a clef about the New York Times, definitely amusing. While some of the pseudonyms are obvious (Jimmy Pomegranate? Come on.) it's definitely fun ...

from sushitori

Fun to read for someone who once thought of being a newspaper reporter. The inside look at the newspaper world was very interesting, with all the politics and competition. The only problem was that there were so many characters, you needed some kind of chart or tree to keep track of everyone.

from wrighton-time

As with all newspapers these days readership, advertising and circulation are becoming a thing of the past. However you really know trouble is in the works when the body of a top Editor for the New York Globe is found murdered in the very newsroom where he works. And not just any murder, he is ki...

from hardlyhardy

One need not have ever worked for a newspaper to appreciate John Darnton's 2008 mystery "Black & White and Dead All Over," but it helps. Darnton, who had a long career as a reporter and editor for The New York Times, makes the murder of an editor for the fictional New York Globe the core of his s...