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Product DescriptionHallie Ahern, a Providence, Rhode Island, reporter and recovering gambling addict, is trawling online chat rooms in search of a story for her newspaper’s Web site when an anonymous source sends her a short video clip, a teaser. Featuring two girls striking provocative poses, the clip promises more to come. As Hallie follows up on the lead, staking out tech shops and high school hangouts in search of the girls in the clip, she discovers that men are buying the girls webcams and lavishing them with gifts to make sure they use them. But those gifts are only a taste of the perils to come. Most Recent Customer ReviewsDate : 2009-10-18 Summary : Brogan is in excellent form Like all of Jan Brogan's books, Teaser is well researched and well-plotted, with expert pacing that keeps the story humming. Hallie is a sypathetic, flawed and interesting character, and Brogan's writing is silky-smooth and enjoyable. A really fun novel. Date : 2009-01-13 Summary : Why not to buy your daughter a webcam Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1WX1WORNMEULC Date : 2008-12-31 Summary : Great story; keeps me rooting for Hallie Hallie Ahern has grown a lot since Brogan's first book, but her character is still compelling and fun to follow as she jumps on each new lead in an investigation. Hallie's driving ambition as a newspaper reporter has always come with a price, but this time around she is more conscious of the damage she may leave in her wake. Still, that doesn't stop her from taking risks or pursuing the heart of a story. Brogan is a terrific writer who manages to build in suspense, engaging characters, and realistic settings in a fast-paced read. The focus on chat rooms and the dangers teenagers face online is a timely and important issue. "Teaser" is perfect for mystery fans but also for anyone who's looking for a great story that captures the pressures of the newsroom and the hidden lives of teenagers. Date : 2008-12-17 Summary : Amazing! Such a great book. Brogan's best yet. Suspenseful, intriguing, and keeps you turning the pages dying to figure out what will happen next. A great read! Date : 2008-12-14 Summary : terrific Rhode Island journalistic investigation Providence Chronicle reporter Hallie Ahern surfs the chat rooms when she comes across a teaser video clip of two teenage girls sexually posing. Excited by the prospects of a story though she is concerned and disgusted by what she saw, Hallie persuades her editors at the newspaper to support an exposé story on the social chat rooms, "Online Dangers: Your teenager is prey". As Hallie begins to investigate finding high school age girls who explain the chat rooms and the web-camcorders, one of her contacts suddenly dies. Her boyfriend Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Matt Cavanaugh demands she ends her inquiry as that interferes with the official one and her newspaper bosses abruptly tell her to cease. Refusing to do so as she feels some guilt over the girl's death and knows first hand one moves on if they lose a newspaper job due to your convictions (see A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE), Allie continues her inqury though it may cost her job, boyfriend and life not in that order. This terrific Rhode Island journalistic investigation (see YESTERDAY'S FATAL) is a superb cautionary tale; although the warning has been sounded many times, it never hurts to hear it again as Jan Brogan counsels parents about predators on the net inside a strong tale. The story line is fast-paced but driven by the courageous Hallie who rejects the notion of quitting even as she is the recipient of incredible pressure to do so. Instead she turns the novel into a strong whodunit that hooks readers from the moment she receives the TEASER. Harriet Klausner   |