Media Mysteries Series

When prominent TV broadcaster Keith Papineau falls from a high-rise apartment building balcony in Vancouver, his work colleagues and the police are quick to conclude that he took his own life. But Chelan Montgomery, the young woman reporter who was with him on his last night, is convinced he was pushed. Suicide or murder? When Keith's teenage son asks Chelan to uncover the truth, her curiosity and journalistic skills propel her onto a trail that leads into mansions, corporate boardrooms, and a ski chalet near the black diamond runs at Whistler.

When a priceless heirloom disappears from a movie set during filming in Savannah, Georgia, and suspicion falls on her father, visiting journalist Nevada Leacock steps up to find the answers. Book 2 of the Media Mystery series. This mystery/thriller won the Bronze Award in the Royal Palm Literary Awards in the Mystery category. It begins more than five hundred years ago but it quickly moves from historical fiction to a contemporary world, and a woman in her forties becomes an amateur sleuth, trying to answer the questions that have arisen because of the theft of a golden bird pendant. "Hulnick offers an intriguing, Southern-set mystery, with a unique central premise, as the disappearance of an artifact from a movie set puts into motion a thrilling and far-flung quest for clues. Peppered with shady, eccentric characters, the novel creates a rich portrayal of human weakness and fallibility." - The Booklife Prize

Lillian Howe, living alone and convincing herself she likes it, discovers a body under the bushes in a park near a southwest Florida beach. It is a beautiful dog, its head battered, and its back legs bound with a black belt. When Lillian exposes the killing in her newspaper column, she becomes a target. A gripping tale of mystery, suspense, and long-buried secrets, Sleeping Dogs Lie melds community newspapers, dog lovers, Florida beaches, and the Everglades in Book 3 of Gail Hulnick’s Media Mysteries series. 

Character assassination on social media — Assault with a deadly weapon Along the rugged coast of central California, the intimate life of star quarterback Jesse Tuvornay has come into the crosshairs.  At the gym, shopping, crossing town in his SUV, or on a cozy date with his supermodel girlfriend—his every move is watched, documented, and posted. But this isn’t publicity—it’s violation. And the scandal is spreading faster than a virus. In this domestic suspense thriller from award-winning author Gail Hulnick, Jesse Tuvornay has become the target of a bitter social media troll. But when supermodel Iris Kendall, is dragged into the spreading swamp of online slime, journalist Chelan Montgomery steps in to uncover the source of this character assassination. Chelan can’t say no to her friend. But how can she squeeze Jesse’s case into her few free hours as she cares for her two babies? Step by step, Chelan inches closer to the identity of Jesse’s enemy. But can she move fast enough? Will the football star and the supermodel have to pay the price? When a new photograph appears to show the quarterback stepping way out of bounds on his night off, Jesse is ready to take matters into his own hands. Can Chelan untangle the threads and lure the troll out of the shadows before the star ruins his own career? If you loved Knives Out or Gone Girl, you’ll want to watch from the gallery as Kangaroo Court goes into session.