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Person of Interest
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by Theresa Schwegel
Sales Rank : 119357
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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur November 27, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312364261
ISBN-13: 978-0312364267
Product Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Cops, criminals and neglected families collide with disastrous results in Edgar-winner Schwegel's intense third novel (after 2006's Probable Cause). Chicago PD detective Craig McHugh is deep into an undercover investigation of a deadly batch of heroin allegedly being peddled by the Fuxi Spiders, a powerful Chinese gang. Hoping to gain their trust, Craig burns through his department allowance and his own funds playing at a Fuxi card game. Meanwhile, Craig's sullen teenage daughter, Ivy, is dragged home from a party by his police colleagues after being caught with ecstasy. Unaware of her husband's undercover assignment, Craig's wife, Leslie, is convinced he's having an affair, and she soon begins flirting with Ivy's handsome jazz-playing boyfriend. As Craig's work life spills into his personal one, his family must come together to stay alive. The well-placed action scenes are brutal enough to resonate, but the violence is never gratuitous. This pitch-perfect portrait of a family in crisis reinforces Schwegel's position as one of today's top authors of hard-boiled police procedurals. Author tour. (Nov.)
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Product Review
Praise for Probable Cause
“Schwegel spins a taut and muscular tale that explores the dark side of law enforcement. The cast is convincing, the suspense is unrelenting, the result is top-flight entertainment.”
---The San Diego Union-Tribune
“While Schwegel skillfully tightens the plot screws . . . she also has fun riding with the cops through the best and worst of Chicago’s neighborhoods.”
---The New York Times Book Review
“Convincing local color and the winning depiction of Weiss . . . the twenty-three-year-old’s bright future in the genre seems inevitable. . . . A solidly written coming-of-age tale with an endearing and believable hero.”
---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Office Down
“An excellent choice for contemporary noir fans.”
---The Baltimore Sun
“[Schwegel’s] impressive first mystery . . . catches the flavor of the city in endearing ways. . . . Schwegel, who writes about police work with authority, has also created a tough and original character.”
---Chicago Tribune
“Readers at last can enjoy a tough-gal yarn with heaps of moral ambiguity and good guys gone bad. . . . [Samantha] Mack isn’t your average cop.”
---San Francisco Chronicle
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