Thought I would write about a book I just finished reading – The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey (2007). Harvey is the creator, writer and producer of the reality-television show Cold Case Files - a show about real-life police officers who work cold cases.
The book is set in Chicago and centers on the seedy, underbelly of the crime-riddled city. As you might think, the book’s about a cold case. A private detective, Michael Kelly, falls into an old case involving his former partner from the police force. Kelly solves the case and stumbles onto an even bigger, more sinister current case.
Although, the last third of the book is gripping, and exciting, overall it is a slow-paced, predictable, stereotypical, old-style detective novel. It feels gritty, dirty and black and white – like the old detective movies in the 1930’s.
I could have done without the Italian-mob connection. It seems as though every crime story has a little gangster popping up here and there. This one didn't add to the story. Even thought it’s predictable, I didn’t see the twist coming at the end. So if you like detective, crime stories, it’s a pretty good one. I expected more because of the author’s creativity involving his television show but it is his first novel.
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