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About the Book

The ferocious new novel from the author of The Chicago Way (A major new voice--Michael Connelly) and The Fifth Floor finds Michael Harvey at the top of his game in an expertly plotted, impossible to put down thriller set in Chicago's public transit system. Harvey's tough talking, Aeschylus quoting, former Irish cop turned PI, Michael Kelly, is backin a sizzling murder mystery that pits him against a merciless sniper on the loose. After witnessing a shooting on an L platform--and receiving a phone call from the killer himself--Kelly is drawn toward a murderer with an unnerving link to his own past, to a crime he witnessed as a child, and to the consequences it had on his relationship with his father, a subject Kelly would prefer to leave unexamined. But when his girlfriend--the gorgeous Chicago judge Rachel Swenson--is abducted, Kelly has no choice but to find the killer by excavating his own stormy past. Stylish, sophisticated, edge-of-your-seat suspense from a new modern master.

About the Author :
Michael Harvey is the author of "The Chicago Way" and "The Fifth Floor, " and is also a journalist and documentary producer. His work has won numerous national and international awards, including multiple Emmy Awards, two Primetime Emmy nominations, and an Academy Award nomination. He holds a law degree from Duke University, a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Holy Cross College. www.michaelharvey.com

Review :
Praise for Michael Harvey's "The Third Rail" "[A] knockout thriller. . . . Harvey dispenses the pressure plays, cruel surprises and heartbreaking setbacks of his plot with crack timing, never allowing the reader a moment to unfasten his seat belt. And all the while Harvey renders [P. I. Michael]Kelly's Chicago in crisp, tough and ironic prose." --Gerald Bartell, "The Washington Post Book World" "Michael Harvey should be read by all." --John Grisham "[A] stellar third novel. . . . Harvey stakes a persuasive claim as the preeminent contemporary voice of Chicago noir." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "[A] book-length jolt of pure adrenaline." --"Kirkus" "The expert use of Chicago politics that distinguished Harvey's previous novel, "The Fifth Floor, " is much in evidence here as well. . . . [T]he action is nonstop, Harvey once again captures the unique zeitgeist of the city, and Kelly, tough, smart, and a bit rough around the edges, is a true native son." --Thomas Gaughan, "Booklist" "Harvey drives his third Michael Kelly entry (after "The Fifth Floor") like an efficient train. . . . The mixture of high-speed drama and historical elements showcases the author's journalist roots. It comes off like a juicy true-crime story with abundant twists, ensuring that the reader is left feeling unbalanced most of the time. Harvey shares his passion for Chicago, much like Gabriel Cohen does with his Brooklyn crime novels." --Teresa L. Jacobsen, "Library Journal" Praise for "The Fifth Floor" "In "The Fifth Floor, " Michael Harvey gives us a tale of murder, bare-knuckle mayoral politics, and historical catastrophe-in short, the perfect Chicago detective story, complete with a loving tour of the city's funkier locales that'll make any displaced Chicagoan long for home." --Erik Larson, author of "The Devil In the White City" "Michael Harvey has done for Chicago what Raymond Chandler d


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780307272508
  • Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Knopf Publishing Group
  • Height: 241 mm
  • No of Pages: 285
  • Spine Width: 29 mm
  • Width: 168 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0307272508
  • Publisher Date: 05 May 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 562 gr


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