When Michael Kelly is hired by an ex-flame to tail her abusive husband, what looks like a bread-and-butter domestic dispute turns out to be more than he bargained for. The tail leads him to a body and the answer to one of Chicago's most enduring mysteries- who started the Great Fire of 1871 and why.
As he explores further he is drawn into a web of corruption and intrigue. A mysterious enemy is out to frame him for murder and rewrite the past he didn't even know he had. Soon Kelly will find himself in the last place he wants to be - City Hall's fifth floor, where the mayor is feeling the heat and looking to silence any investigations.
This stylish, hard-boiled follow-up to The Chicago Way cements Harvey's credentials as heir apparent to Leonard and Chandler.
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
