Jan Brogan's guest appearances

Jan Brogan

Writer's Bone

Dark and Stormy Book Club

WPRO News

HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

Laura Lippman

Shawn Reilly

Amy Stewart

Lee Goldberg

Gabriel Valjan

Edwin Hill

Rebecca Cantrell

Smith Henderson

Chad Dundas

Caroline Todd

Lou Berney

Tess Gerritsen

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Marc Smith

Jason Pinter

OwlTail

Judy L Murray

In our final installment of Agatha Nominees interviews. Judy L. Murray who is nominated for Best First novel and Jan Brogan nominated for Best non-fiction.Judy L. Murray - Murder in the Master(Level Best Books). It isn't the first time real estate agent Helen Morrisey has found someone naked in bed while showing a house. But this one is different. One glance at the bluish cast around his lips and the vacant, staring eyes, and Helen knows developer Al Capelli is never going to sign another sales agreement.His death is big news for a small Chesapeake water town where a family empire is built around secrets and their brash money style is resented by locals. Within days, his lover, her old friend, begs Helen to find the killer before she's arrested for murder. Helen quickly realizes that solving a murder mystery in real life is a lot more dangerous than reading one. She decides to create her own Detection Club of expert sleuths-Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Nora Charles, Agatha Raisin, and, yes, Nancy Drew to help unearth the truth.Detective Joe McAlister recognizes Helen's insight into back office real estate deals and local players. And for the first time since her husband's death, Helen meets a man who might return zingers as quick as she tosses them out. Mystery lovers hungry for a smart gutsy woman, a fast-moving plot, and an insider's look into a business everyone talks about, but few understand, will devour this first in a series.Jan Brogan - The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston's Struggle for Justice (Bright Leaf Press). At the end of the 1976 football season, more than forty Harvard athletes went to Boston's Combat Zone to celebrate. In the city's adult entertainment district, drugs and prostitution ran rampant, violent crime was commonplace, and corrupt police turned the other way. At the end of the night, Italian American star athlete Andy Puopolo, raised in the city's North End, was murdered in a stabbing. Three African American men were accused of the crime. His murder made national news and led to the eventual demise of the city's red-light district.Starting with this brutal murder, The Combat Zone tells the story of the Puopolo family's struggle with both a devastating loss and a criminal justice system that produced two trials with opposing verdicts, all within the context of a racially divided Boston. Brogan traces the contentious relationship between Boston’s segregated neighborhoods during the busing crisis; shines a light on a court system that allowed lawyers to strike potential jurors based purely on their racial or ethnic identity; and lays bare the deep-seated corruption within the police department and throughout the Combat Zone. What emerges is a fascinating snapshot of the city at a transitional moment in its recent past.Product Details About the Author

In our final installment of Agatha Nominees interviews. Judy L. Murray who is nominated for Best First novel and Jan Brogan nominated for Best non-fiction. Judy L. Murray - Murder in the Master(Level Best Books). It isn't the first time real estate agent Helen Morrisey has found someone naked in bed while showing a house. But this one is different. One glance at the bluish cast around his lips and the vacant, staring eyes, and Helen knows developer Al Capelli is never going to sign another sales agreement. His death is big news for a small Chesapeake water town where a family empire is built around secrets and their brash money style is resented by locals. Within days, his lover, her old friend, begs Helen to find the killer before she's arrested for murder. Helen quickly realizes that solving a murder mystery in real life is a lot more dangerous than reading one. She decides to create her own Detection Club of expert sleuths-Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Nora Charles, Agatha Raisin, and, yes, Nancy Drew to help unearth the truth. Detective Joe McAlister recognizes Helen's insight into back office real estate deals and local players. And for the first time since her husband's death, Helen meets a man who might return zingers as quick as she tosses them out. Mystery lovers hungry for a smart gutsy woman, a fast-moving plot, and an insider's look into a business everyone talks about, but few understand, will devour this first in a series. Jan Brogan - The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, and Boston's Struggle for Justice (Bright Leaf Press). At the end of the 1976 football season, more than forty Harvard athletes went to Boston's Combat Zone to celebrate. In the city's adult entertainment district, drugs and prostitution ran rampant, violent crime was commonplace, and corrupt police turned the other way. At the end of the night, Italian American star athlete Andy Puopolo, raised in the city's North End, was murdered in a stabbing. Three African American men were accused of the crime. His murder made national news and led to the eventual demise of the city's red-light district. Starting with this brutal murder, The Combat Zone tells the story of the Puopolo family's struggle with both a devastating loss and a criminal justice system that produced two trials with opposing verdicts, all within the context of a racially divided Boston. Brogan traces the contentious relationship between Boston’s segregated neighborhoods during the busing crisis; shines a light on a court system that allowed lawyers to strike potential jurors based purely on their racial or ethnic identity; and lays bare the deep-seated corruption within the police department and throughout the Combat Zone. What emerges is a fascinating snapshot of the city at a transitional moment in its recent past. Product Details About the Author

Agatha Nominees Judy L Murray and Jan Brogan

On this week's Friday Morning Coffee, we welcome author and journalist Jan Brogan. She chats with Daniel Ford about her book The Combat Zone: Murder, Race and Boston’s Struggle for Justice. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses some of the racial, political, and sociological issues facing Boston's past and present. To learn more about Jan Brogan, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Combat Zone was featured in September 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today's Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by Libro.fm.

On this week's Friday Morning Coffee, we welcome author and journalist Jan Brogan. She chats with Daniel Ford about her book <a href="https://www.umasspress.com/9781625346094/the-combat-zone/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Combat Zone: Murder, Race and Boston’s Struggle for Justice</a>. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses some of the racial, political, and sociological issues facing Boston's past and present. To learn more about Jan Brogan, visit her <a href="https://janbrogan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">official website</a>, like her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jan.brogan.07" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/janbrogan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janbrogan_/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. The Combat Zone was featured in September 2021's "<a href="https://www.writersbone.com/book-recommendations/2021/9/28/25-books-that-should-be-on-your-radar-september-2021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books That Should Be On Your Radar</a>." Today's Friday Morning Coffee is sponsored by <a href="https://libro.fm/redeem/WRITERSBONE" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm</a>.

Friday Morning Coffee: Jan Brogan, Author of The Combat Zone

Dante Bellini

Dante Bellini with Jan Brogan : 10-14-19