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Though taking place against the background of the colorful and turbulent years of the American Revolution, this is primarily a tale of espionage and betrayal. Within the fabric of the earth-shaking events of those times, the author has interwoven a set of characters who could have credibly existed, but who are, of course, pure fiction. What is not fiction was George Washington's shrewd, efficient, and amazingly effective use of his secret service during the long struggle for American independence. Even so, events were to prove that at times mere chance weighed in at the right time and place to aid in the birth of this new and very different nation; one that a future great president would call "the last best hope of mankind".
Jake Russo said he was done with New York City. He was wrong. When his editor gives him the assignment of a lifetime, he has no choice but to stay-even if it means covering a Broadway show for the first time.Unfortunately, this show doesn't have a happy ending. When a cast member is killed during a performance, Jake and his octogenarian photographer have to find the real killer before a second murder hits the stage. Jake will learn to act in a dangerous world, help out some new friends, and try to preserve the life he's made outside of the Big Apple.Like a night out on the town, this quirky mystery is a stage filled with theatre world eccentrics and a few great adventures before the curtains close.
From 1941 to 1975, as a series of military conflicts gripped Asia and the Pacific, Australian journalism was dominated by war reporting from the region. Torney-Parlicki (history, U. of Melbourne) argues that the reporting went beyond the usual discussion of military strategy and, in an important way.