First Time Killer by Alan Orloff & Zak Allen

Author:Alan Orloff & Zak Allen [Orloff, Alan & Allen, Zak]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery
Goodreads: 13372078
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

The next day, ten minutes to air, and Rick was having second thoughts about returning to the airwaves. About getting into the radio business in the first place. If he’d known then what he knew now, he might’ve chosen a different path. Like selling insurance in the country’s heartland, coaching Little League, and having a few too many at the Optimists’ monthly meetings.

But he was there in the studio, waiting to go on live, his words broadcast to more than two million listeners. Two million listeners who viewed him as some sort of cult hero. He didn’t see it like that, never did. His job was to entertain and inform. Come up with insightful observations about being stuck in traffic or his neighbor’s cat, about the price of gas or his great-aunt’s dental work. Sometimes he’d veer into politics, sometimes sports. His job was to talk about whatever his listeners wanted to talk about. And put his own inimitable spin on things. Express his opinions. Get people thinking and talking and feeling and acting.

Another round of second thoughts intruded. About tonight’s guest and the direction of the show. Rick closed his eyes and rotated his head, moving it back and forth, around and around. Maybe he shouldn’t be so uptight. Maybe he should cede to Celia more often. He had to admit, she did have some great instincts when it came to sparking the ratings. It was almost as if she thrived on other people’s misfortunes. Who’s to say her way was so wrong, anyway? It was what the listeners wanted, what they craved. Ratings don’t lie about that.

Rick rolled his shoulders, kneaded his neck. The stress was eating at him. Throughout his career, he’d faced this battle before, many times. Ratings vs. respectability. He liked to think respectability won out, but on those cold winter mornings when the light came shining through, when it was only him in the room, he knew he’d given in and chased ratings more times than he wanted to admit. Sanctimony was getting old.

After yesterday’s catastrophe, it hadn’t taken long for Celia to get rolling. She’d pushed hard for Rick to bring in a guest, someone controversial and outspoken. He’d wanted to do the show solo, taking calls and trying to calm things down. Put things into perspective. Reassure their listeners. The fire in Celia’s eyes told him his wishes wouldn’t be granted today. After some back and forth, they’d settled for the psych professor Rick knew from George Mason University.

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