Anonymous Sources is a fast-paced adventure from an author who knows the international journalism scene: former NPR correspondent and occasional guest host of All Things Considered Mary Louise Kelly.
When young Thom Carlyle falls from the top of a Harvard bell tower to his death, the upper crust of American society is shocked. An Oxbridge-educated star athlete who was about to propose to his beautiful girlfriend, Thom seemed an unlikely candidate for suicide, but a drunken accident doesn't fit the bill, either. Gorgeous but troubled journalist Alexandra James smells murder, not to mention a story that could make her career.
However, while sneaking into crime scenes and wheedling information out of detectives may be Alex's forte, a trip to Cambridge, England, to chase a lead soon has her in over her head. Not only does she have to contend with Carlyle's jaded girlfriend and a young English lord who may not be what he seems, the deeper she digs, the closer Alex comes to uncovering a network of nuclear terrorists who don't want to be found. She must unravel the mystery and discover the terrorists' ultimate target, but if she isn't careful, she may find herself in the same crosshairs as Thom Carlyle.
Kelly's debut novel is intricate, heart-pounding and occasionally romantic. Tough and bright, Alex is nonetheless made vulnerable and easier to relate to by a traumatic past, and Kelly's years of journalistic experience show in a skillfully constructed thriller that genre fans will love. --Jaclyn Fulwood, youth services manager at Latah County Library District and blogger at Infinite Reads