Yesterday's News: Yesterday's News

Jeremiah F. Healy. Pocket Books, $5.5 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-671-69584-2

From nearby Nasharbor, reporter Jane Rust comes to hire Boston PI John Cuddy to prove her suspicions of a murder and coverup by the cops and her paper, the Beacon. ``Rough humor, strange characters and chilling events contribute to a top-notch suspense thriller,'' applauded PW. (Sept.)

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