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At the City's Edge: Chicago Crime Fiction

At the City's Edge: Chicago Crime Fiction

by Marcus Sakey (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Jason Palmer loved being a soldier. But after returning from Iraq with an other than honourable discharge, he's finding rebuilding his life the toughest battle yet.Elena Cruz is a talented cop, the first woman to make Chicago's prestigious Gang Intelligence Unit. She's ready for anything the job can throw at her.Until Jason's brother, a prominent communityt activist, is murdered in front of his own son.Now, stalked by brutal men with a shadowy agenda, Jason and Elena must unravel a conspiracy stretching from the darkest alleys of the ghetto to the manicured lawns of the city's power brokers. In a world where corruption and violence are simply the cost of doing business, two damaged people are all that stand between an innocent child - and the killers who will stop at nothing to find him.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 448
 Publisher: Penguin
Published: 14 May 2009
ISBN 10: 0141027762
ISBN 13: 9780141027760

Media Reviews
Nothing short of brilliant...as much a work of literary fiction as crime fiction...Sakey's latest solidifies his position as the new reigning prince of crime fiction. -- The Chicago Tribune Gritty and compelling, packed with action, At the City's Edge crackles and sears like a rip-roaring fire. -- Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of The Bone Garden [Sakey] proves a shrewd observer of cultural politics...The action is fast and furious...A hyperrealistic look at our most downtrodden communities. -- Chicago Sun-Times Goes from zero to sixty in a blazing rush. Sakey knows how to thrill a reader. -- David Morrell, bestselling author of First Blood and Scavenger Complex, multilayered, and above all, intriguing. This is one novel that you won't soon forget. -- Book Reporter Sakey needn't worry about a sophomore slump. -- Toledo Blade Tension-laden...[Sakey] knows how to create realistic suspense and action that puts h
Author Bio
Marcus Sakey is an award-winning copywriter and the author of The Blade Itself. While writing this he shadowed homicide detectives, toured the morgue, and learned to pick a deadbolt in sixty seconds. Born in Flint, Michigan, he now lives in Chicago with his wife.