Mystery Writer, Journalist Speaking & Signing Books Thursday

An award-winning reporter out of Boston who wrote six mysteries will speak in Mission Viejo Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall Council Chamber, 200 Civic Center.

Hank Phillippi Ryan's 2012 novel "The Other Woman" is her best seller. Her follow-up, "The Wrong Girl," was published last month. Both are part of a series featuring heroine Jane Ryland, a Boston newspaper reporter.

Reservation are available for this free presentation at 949-830-7100 ext. 5105.  

Here's more about Ryan from the City of Mission Viejo:

The hard-hitting reporter will discuss her fascinating career – going from radio reporter to undercover television investigations at Boston’s Channel 7 – along with the obstacles and rewards and how she ended up as a bestselling author of six mystery novels. 

Ryan is an award-winning investigative reporter for Boston's NBC affiliate. Her work has resulted in new laws; people sent to prison; homes removed from foreclosure; and millions of dollars in restitution. Along with her 30 EMMYs, Ryan has won dozens of other journalism honors. She's been a radio reporter, a legislative aide in the United States Senate and an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone Magazine.

Her bestselling novel – "The Other Woman" – was the first in a new series from Forge Books and was listed as a Best Book of 2012 by the Kansas City Star, the Sacramento Bee, Suspense Magazine and the Boston Globe. "The Wrong Girl" is a riveting novel of familial relationships, greed, senseless murder and the ultimate in deception.
 
Books will be available for purchase and will be signed after the presentation.