The Chicago Way
The creator and Executive Producer of the Cold Case Files delivers an immensely satisfying debut mystery, featuring a tough talking Irish P.I. Former cop turned Chicago P.I. James Edwards is hired by his former partner, Michael Kelly, to help solve an eight year old battery and rape case—a case...
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The creator and Executive Producer of the Cold Case Files delivers an immensely satisfying debut mystery, featuring a tough talking Irish P.I. Former cop turned Chicago P.I. James Edwards is hired by his former partner, Michael Kelly, to help solve an eight year old battery and rape case—a case Kelly was paid not to close. When Kelly turns up dead, Edwards enlists the help of his savviest colleagues to connect the dots between the recent murder and the cold case it revived. They quickly discover an internal cover-up that is entangled with a convicted serial killer now serving time on death row. To close the case, Edwards will face the mob, a convicted murderer, double-crossing friends, and the mean streets of the city he loves. The creator and Executive Producer of the Cold Case Files delivers an immensely satisfying debut mystery, featuring a tough talking Irish P.I.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780739354667 (0739354663)
Publish date: August 21st 2007
Publisher: Random House Audio
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Mystery,
Detective,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Suspense
Series: Michael Kelly (#1)
A pretty good debut PI novel set in the Windy City. The author was the creator of the A & E TV series "The Cold Case Files" and the plot centered on an old rape case. The audio was read by Stephen Hoye whose tone I did not care for at the beginning of the story but did get used to.
After having this on my "to-read" shelf for a long time, I finally found a used autographed copy at my local store.This was a well done "hard-boiled" detective story, in which the outcome was pretty shocking and not really expected. I liked the details about cold cases and the use of science at crim...
Ably read by Stephen Hoye who brings just the right amount of bemused detachment and cynicism to the character. Ex-cop Michael Kelly is now a P.I. whose former partner shows up at his door and tells about a case he wants to hire Kelly to work on, a rape that was being covered up by his superiors.Le...
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