At the City's Edge: Chicago Crime Fiction - Softcover

Sakey, Marcus

3.9

1,174 ratings by Goodreads

9780141027760: At the City's Edge: Chicago Crime Fiction

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141027762 ISBN 13: 9780141027760

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

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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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Review:

"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

From the Back Cover:

MARCUS SAKEY IS EXACTLY THE ELECTRIC JOLT CRIME FICTION NEEDS. DENNIS LEHANE

Jason Palmer loved being a soldier. But after returning from Iraq with an other than honorable discharge, he s finding that rebuilding his life is his toughest battle yet.

FAST AND FURIOUS. CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Elena Cruz is the first woman to make Chicago s prestigious Gang Intelligence Unit. A fearless cop, she s ready for any challenge until Jason Palmer s brother, a prominent community activist on the South Side, is murdered in front of his son.

SAKEY IS A PRODIGIOUS TALENT. LAURA LIPPMAN

Now Jason and Elena are caught in 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, the two of them are all that stand between an innocent child and the killers that hunt him.

NOTHING SHORT OF BRILLIANT AS MUCH A WORK OF LITERARY FICTION AS CRIME FICTION. CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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