The Third Rail

The Third Rail

by Michael Harvey (Author)

Synopsis

The ferocious new novel from the author of The Chicago Way 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 back in another sizzling murder mystery that pits him against a merciless sniper on the loose in Chicago's public transportation system. 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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Airport and Export ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05 Apr 2010

ISBN 10: 1408805855
ISBN 13: 9781408805855
Book Overview: Michael Harvey is a major new voice in the crime thriller genre, with fans already including John Grisham, Michael Connelly and Kathy Reichs Michael Harvey is an award-winning writer, documentary-maker and co-creator of the hit television series Cold Case This, the third novel in the Michael Kelly series, will establish the series for the UK market and build on the successes of the first two novels

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Praise for Michael Harvey 'A magnificent debut that should be read by all' John Grisham 'Michael Harvey has studied the masters and put his own unique touch on the crime novel. A major new voice' Michael Connelly 'Gritty and witty ... a real winner' Kathy Reichs 'Murder, bare-knuckle mayoral politics, and historical catastrophe - in short, the perfect Chicago detective story' Erik Larson
Author Bio
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. He lives in Chicago. www.michaelharveybooks.com