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Mel Taylor was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began news reporting in Des Moines, Iowa, but quickly moved south to cover the Florida scene. Mel received an Emmy award for a series detailing the struggle of Haitians trying to reach the shores of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. He was awarded the 2000 award for Spot News Coverage from the Society of Professional Journalists after covering the Elian Gonzalez story, as well as the 2003 Media Excellence award from the Florida Education Association. He currently reports for WPLG-TV Channel 10, an ABC affiliate. He and his wife reside in South Florida, and have two children who are both in college.
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| Encounter by Deadline |
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| Murder by Deadline |
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TV reporter Matt Bowen’s life changes dramatically with just one anonymous phone call...
In the sweltering heat of colorful Miami, TV journalist Matt Bowen is having a typical hectic day, reporting the hard news, searching for leads and making plans for the evening when his phone rings. The mysterious woman on the line whispers secrets about being stalked and having too much information before she is abruptly cut off. Disturbed by her tone but baffled at the meaning of the call, he hangs up. Later that evening Matt’s on assignment covering a local homicide and realizes the victim was his anonymous caller. Wracking his brain he tries to piece together why a woman who thought she was being stalked would go to the press instead of the police. And more importantly why him?
Soon after her murder, members of a counterfeit money prevention committee are targeted killed. Convinced there is a connection between the new victims and his anonymous caller Matt begins to delve deeper into the mystery, connecting piece by piece, tracking down witnesses and conducting interviews.
As he draws too close to discovering the truth, his undercover reporting takes a personal turn when his girlfriend, Cat Miller, attracts the deadly attention of someone lurking in the darkness. She is convinced she knows the killer but Matt disagrees, putting their relationship in jeopardy.
The calm of the wind-swept palm tress is shattered as Matt uses all of his street contacts to save Cat’s life before she too, becomes a MURDER BY DEADLINE.
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It’s such a pleasure when someone you know personally has achieved a goal he has worked for so assiduously and for so long.
Mel Taylor is a well-known personality in South Florida. He is the news reporter for WPLG-TV Channel 10, the ABC affiliate here in South Florida, and has received an Emmy Award for his series detailing the struggle of Haitians trying to reach the shores of Miami and Ft Lauderdale. He has also attended SleuthFest, the Mystery Writers of America Conference every year for the past 3-4 years.
So I was absolutely thrilled to see he got his first book published, and it’s a mystery from Avalon Publishing. Murder by Deadline is set in Ft Lauderdale and stars a TV Journalist Matt Bowen. Matt receives a panicked phone call from an anonymous woman who is afraid she is being stalked. The next day, he is on assignment covering the murder of a young woman dumped in an abandoned field, when he makes the connection between his unknown phone call and this body. They are the same woman. When his girlfriend’s best friend is murdered, he gets even more involved. And when his girlfriend is threatened, Matt is on the case for sure.
Taylor gives a good background view of the TV news business, and the atmosphere of South Florida. He takes us through the streets of the cities and out into the Everglades during one of the biggest Glades fires in the past few years.
Between the bad guys and the alligators, Taylor keeps us on the edge of our seats. And makes sure there’s a TV camera following every move.
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| Posted 22-01-2006 |
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