JACK CLARK's first novel WESTERFIELD'S CHAIN was a Shamus Award finalist. The Chicago Tribune called it "The best mystery of the month... A pure delight for many reasons, not the least of which is the way Jack Clark celebrates and rings a few changes on the familiar private eye script. . . There's a memorable moment [on] virtually every page." Romantic Times said, "Jack Clark's descriptions are beautifully haunting and his plotting is exceptional." Two follow-up novels, HIGHWAY SIDE and DANCING ON GRAVES, also feature Chicago private detective Nick Acropolis. NOBODY'S ANGEL introduces Chicago cabby Eddie Miles. The Washington Post called the novel "A gem," and "just about perfect...[without]a wasted word or a false note... Its real beauty lies in Eddie's bittersweet existence and the special romance and danger of the cabdriver's life." Booklist wrote: "A fine atmospheric thriller. The cynical, melancholy cabbie point of view is perfect for this kind of neon-lit, noir-tinged, saxophone-scored prose poem, and Clark hits all the right notes." The Chicago Sun-Times said: "Heartbreaking. . . Captivating. . . Clark's true subject [is] his city. Each page turn feels like real, authentic Chicago."CLARK is also an award-winning journalist. HACK WRITING & OTHER STORIES, a collection of stories over a 25-year career, includes the Page One Award winner THE COOK COUNTY DEATH TRIP.CLARK has also written two books with his mother Mary Jo Ryan Clark. ON THE HOME FRONT, an oral history, is a collection of her true stories from Prohibition through World War II. Studs Terkel said, "Jack Clark's wondrous celebration of his working-class mother and her natural gifts as a storyteller has touched me deeply. Hooray for Mary Jo Ryan Clark and her boy Jack." PRIVATE PATH is Mary Jo's desk calendar diaries from 1937 to 1943.