Kari Mallot is a reporter for a small town TV station, but she has big city dreams. Instead of doing cute animal or cute kid stories, she longs to report on what she considers important news. Her policeman boyfriend obliges her by giving her a tip - a prominent nationally-known lawyer is savagely beaten outside of town and will only talk to a reporter. What happens during that interview causes Kari's life to spin out of control as she is lured into the orbit of the violet psychopath who calls himself only "Four One Nine". What can that name mean? And will Kari live to understand it? Set amidst political intrigue at the highest levels, The Reporter will shock and have you guessing from beginning to end