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The Chicago Way (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
The Chicago Way - Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Author: Michael Harvey
From the co-creator and executive producer of the television show Cold Case Files, a fast-paced, stylish murder mystery featuring a tough-talking Irish cop turned private investigator who does for the city of Chicago what Elmore Leonard did for Detroit and Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles. — Chicago private investigator Michael Kelly i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307386281
ISBN-10: 0307386287
Publication Date: 7/8/2008
Pages: 320
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3.7 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This book is a wonderful read - especially for people with ties to Chicago. You can almost smell the hot dogs steaming in Wrigley Field and hear the crack of the bat.
His description of Chicago architecture will remind you of your grandma's house and street names can bring you back to the entrance to Riverview Park. Some words he uses will only have meaning to Chicagoians (the Hawk, Da Coach). His description of a Chicago winter will make you reach for a sweater. Harvey has 'changed the names to protect the innocent', but it's easy to figure who he's referring to and fill in the names. This book starts out at full blast and never slows down - that's how I managed to read a 300 page book in 2 nights.

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I will definitely read more of this series.
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I'm a long time devoted fan of Raymond Chandler and Michael Harvey's " The Chicago Way " is a long overdue echo of that great writer. The book is filled with twists and turns. Private-eye Kelly excepts a request from his former partner who turns up dead . . . Kelly enlists several colleagues to help solve an eight-year old rape and battery cold case. It's the windy city and Kelly finds out how quickly the wind can shift - even with friends.This book will be a page turner with an ending that will take you by surprise. Fast and snappy prose reminiscent of those great private-eye thrillers of long ago.
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In one respect a throwback to novels like Dashiell Hammett's but very modern in the amount of gore. Excellent writing, fast-paced but with a level of violence that was disturbing.

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