Cover to Cover ; 'Black & White and Dead All Over'

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The title could easily refer to the current ailing state of the newspaper industry, a subject John Darnton does not ignore in his mordantly funny, dark comedy about a murderer who knocks off high- profile staff members at a prestigious New York daily.

That we're firmly in "roman a clef" territory here is never in doubt. Darnton, author of the novels "Neanderthal" and "The Darwin Conspiracy," spent 40 years as a reporter, editor and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, and anybody familiar with the Times staff will note plenty of similarities - many of them broad and hilarious - to real people.

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Cover to Cover ; 'Black & White and Dead All Over'

This hugely entertaining book is a must for anyone working in the newspaper business or merely familiar with its ...

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