Snatch & Catch - Softcover

Gorman, John F

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798892820905

Publisher: Gms Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Veteran Chicago Police Detective Mike Halloran is investigating a decades-old cold case of a dismembered teenage girl when he's summoned to police HQ by his old partner and present Chief of Detectives, Syl Ortiz. Her daughter-and Halloran's goddaughter-has been kidnapped. A violent ex-con snatches Ortiz's 16-year-old daughter and launches a successful ransom plot. Halloran and his FBI cold case partner Juan Ochoa track the kidnapper down to a North Side basement apartment, but the kidnapper escapes after a shootout that leaves the FBI agent wounded and Halloran frustrated and angry. Halloran and Ochoa catch the kidnapper as Halloran's partner tracks down the killer in the cold case. Both cases reach stunning conclusions that leave the reader satisfied and wanting more.

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About the Author

John Gorman started his journalism career in 1972 at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago after serving in the Peace Corps in India. He joined the Chicago Tribune in 1974. He spent half of his 26 years at the Tribune as a reporter covering courts, cops and catastrophes and was twice a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. He was the first reporter at the scene of John Gacy's home in 1978 after the police began finding bodies buried in his crawl space. As an Assistant City Editor for 13 years, he oversaw the city desk, herding, helping and harassing reporters. Later, he spent nearly a decade as the Communications Director for the Cook County State's Attorney's office. Prior to starting his journalism career, he drove a taxi in Chicago, bartended in Australia, South Africa, and various gin mills in Chicago and traveled through Europe before returning to the U.S. in 1971. He was an All-City basketball player at Loyola Academy and played Division I ball for Xavier University in Cincinnati. His previous novel "Death Before Life" received glowing reviews on Amazon. "Snatch & Catch" is his second Mike Halloran Detective Novel. He lives in Hinsdale with his wife, Janice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gms Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798892820905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274