Media Mysteries: The Chelan Montgomery Stories. Media Mysteries, #7

Two gripping thrillers. One relentless investigator. When suicide becomes murder... A body falls from a high-rise balcony in Vancouver's West End. Witnesses call it suicide. But Chelan Montgomery, a sharp young journalist who shared a final drink with the victim just hours before, knows there's more to the story. Keith Papineau was a powerful TV broadcaster-respected, envied, and very possibly hunted.
When his teenage son begs Chelan to uncover the truth, her investigation pierces the glittering façades of west coast wealth, cutting through a labyrinth of lies that winds from oceanside mansions to Whistler's Olympic slopes. As Chelan peels back the layers of Keith's life-and death-she encounters enemies hiding in plain sight: jealous coworkers, ruthless executives, and fractured family members with something to lose.
But the deeper she digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Soon, she's the one being followed. In the end, Chelan must risk everything to bring a killer to justice-without destroying the boy who asked for her help. --- Character assassination on social media. Assault with a deadly weapon. On California's central coast, a rising football star is under siege. Quarterback Jesse Tuvornay is living the dream-until someone decides to destroy it.
His every move is stalked and posted. His private moments twisted into clickbait. When a viral campaign begins shredding his reputation and implicates his supermodel girlfriend, Jesse's world starts to unravel. Chelan Montgomery has seen this kind of thing before. She's dealt with power, lies, and the weaponization of media. But this time, the enemy isn't on the airwaves-it's hiding in the shadows of the internet, manipulating images and feeding a frenzy that could end careers-or worse. Then a new photo surfaces.
One that could push Jesse over the edge. With a reputation on the line and lives hanging in the balance, Chelan races to expose the troll before the quarterback self-destructs. But in a world where truth is slippery and digital poison spreads fast, nothing is what it seems-and no one is safe. Fast-paced, psychologically rich, and fiercely contemporary, Media Mysteries delivers two heart-pounding novels starring a journalist who doesn't stop until she finds the truth. Fans of Ross Macdonald, Tana French, or Megan Abbott will find a new favorite in Gail Hulnick.