Reviews for The Morning Show Murders

The average rating for The Morning Show Murders based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-03-05 00:00:00 Dennis Woods Wow, just...wow. So, yeah, Al Roker wrote a murder mystery where the main character is essentially...Al Roker and it is was horrible. But (and it is a big but) it was SO bad that it was horrible awesome (like many Nic Cage movies). It was made even worse (better) by the fact that I listened to the audiobook version...read by Al Roker himself. Oh man, oh man, if you've never heard Al Roker say the line: "I awoke mentally, physically, and sexually exhausted." Than you haven't lived. His delivery was great on so many levels! He would say almost every line as if he was giving the five day forecast: "She had been murdered! Now here's what's happening in your neck of the woods!" So cheerful! So inappropriate! Also, one of the characters was Asian and let's just say Al went for it. He went big! "Okay boss, I bring car around!" Not "the" car. Just "car." Yeah, that happened. A couple of things I learned from reading this book: 1. Al Roker sees himself as a slightly chubby Denzel Washington with a receding hairline. 2. Al Roker loves food. (What? I know!) 3. Al Roker seems very turned on by large breasted comic book heroes. I can safely say this was the most uncool book I've ever read. This had "written by my dad" all over it. I think it comes from Al injecting his humor into everything, which is fine for a 30 second news segment, not so much for a novel. After making some connections between two groups of bad guys, the main character says:"...and like the song says, it's a small world after all." The worst! This came out in 2009 and feels more dated than many movies I've seen from 50's! Constant references to Britney Spears, Donald Trump, MP3 players, on and on! There was a whole section that basically explained to the reader how Google worked. Please tell me more! This was hate reading at its finest. I can't say I recommend it but sometimes reading a book this bad really helps to clarify what is so great about the books I love.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-25 00:00:00 Sabha Akki Very few are as familiar with the ins, outs, and roundabouts of morning TV as is popular weatherman Al Roker. What few knew until recently was that he's not only engaging on camera but also an accomplished author ( Don't Make Me Stop This Car!: Adventures In Fatherhood, and several cookbooks.) Add to that description a smart fellow because when he decided to turn his pen to a mystery he wrote about what he knew - choosing as his protagonist Chef Billy Blessing who tantalizes viewers tastebuds each morning on Wake Up America! It's a delicious treat to read Roker's book because of his ingenious use of and references to real people, places and programs. This gambit leaves readers wondering what is fact and what is fiction while enjoying every page. Don't know whether or not American Idol, Charles Gibson, Clint Eastwood, etc. enjoy their mentions, but readers surely will. How's this for an opening line, "The big guy lumbered toward me, waving the cleaver. Weeping like a baby."? Roker pulls us in on page 1 and keeps us guessing until page 312. Between his gigs on Wake Up America and running a vaunted NYC restaurant Chef Billy Blessing has been in tall cotton. Ooops, when the show's producer is murdered and his untimely departure is found to have been caused by coq au vin from Billy's restaurant, who is the prime suspect? None other than charming Billy. Producer Gallagher left behind a little black book filled with names and had recently been to Afghanistan, Kabul "to oversee a week of live evening news broadcasts." While there a man sharing a dinner table was murdered, his throat cut. Unwittingly Gallagher had become privy to dangerous, tightly guarded information. Worth murdering to keep secret? Whatever the case, it's not long before some very unfriendly fellows are circling and it seems another death is in the offing. In order to clear himself Billy must not only find the killer but stay alive while doing it. Roker has created a likable hero, spiced his story with insider quips, and woven an entertaining mystery - enjoy! - Gail Cooke