“Brothers under the same skin, Same Same sketches the lives of two talented journalists, one white, one black, in a novel that is part thriller and part morality tale.  Doug Smith, a ground breaking reporter, undoubtedly lived the themes echoed in this book and he skillfully weaves a tale with a message that is both timely and timeless.”

“Doug Smith has written a fetching race-drama that flips the script on group assumption about life, love and politics.  There is energy here, start to finish, and the tension puts the reader on his toes, then back to his heels. The author is quite savvy about the newspaper industry, mindful of its decline and guarded about newspapers way forward.  But it is race politics in America, glancing off White House politics, where the novel takes on currency and makes itself a worthy book for our time.”

“People say newspapers are dying. Well, Doug Smith’s new rollercoaster novel certainly sends them out with a bang. Murder, sex, race, politics, scandal—all set in the newsroom. I love it!”