What You Don't See: A gripping private investigator series
Autor Tracy Clarken Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 aug 2022
Cass Raines knows the streets of Chicago all too well as a cop turned private investigator. A new case gives a glimpse into how the other half lives and how they die
Wealth. Power. Celebrity. Vonda Allen's glossy magazine has taken the Windy City by storm, and she's well on her way to building a one-woman media empire. Everybody adores her. Except the people who work for her. And the person who's sending her flowers with death threats.Vonda has employed off-duty cop Ben Mickerson as her bodyguard and when he needs some back-up no one fits the bill better than his ex-partner on the police force, Cass Raines. Cass is reluctant to take the job she isn't keen on playing babysitter to a celebrity but agrees to as a favour to Ben.
When two of Vonda's staff turn up dead, Ben and Cass must find the unknown assailant before someone else dies. Then Ben is taken out of action, Cass is left to find out what secrets Vonda is keeping, and who wants her dead. A task made even harder by enemies in the Chicago Police Department determined to stop Cass
An explosive third novel from a thrilling crime novelist, which fans of Ian K. Smith, Sue Grafton and the Cormoran Strike novels will love.
Praise for Tracy Clark
Runner nominated for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award from the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award'This street-smart first mystery boasts great characterization and a terrific new protagonist. Get this writer on your radar now.' Booklist
'Unforgettable. . . . Distinctive, vividly written characters lift this promising debut. Readers will be eager for the sequel.' Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
'Clark's kickoff to an exciting new character-driven series explores the dynamics between a black investigator and a white world in a story ripped from the headlines.' Kirkus Reviews
'Clark's compelling, suspenseful, and action-packed debut introduces a dogged, tough African American woman investigator who is complex and courageous and surrounded by a family of fascinating misfits. Fans of Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone or Sara Paretsky's V.I Warshawski will welcome Cass Raines to their ranks.' Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781800328136
ISBN-10: 1800328133
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Canelo
Colecția Canelo
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1800328133
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Canelo
Colecția Canelo
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Tracy Clark is the two-time Sue Grafton Memorial Award-winning author of the highly acclaimed Chicago Mystery Series and the Detective Harriet Foster Novels. All four of her Chicago Mysteries were both Anthony Award and Lefty Award finalists. Broken Places was a Shamus Award finalist, a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, a Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and was shortlisted for the American Library Association's RUSA Reading List. Clark also was a Mary Higgins Clark Award finalist for Borrowed Time, a two-time Shamus Award finalist for Broken Places and What You Don’t See, and an Agatha Award finalist for What You Don’t See. She won the Sue Grafton Memorial Award from Mystery Writers of America twice for Borrowed Time and Runner. In addition to her Cass Raines novels, Tracy's short story "For Services Rendered," appears in the anthology Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African‑American Authors. A native of Chicago, she works as an editor in the newspaper industry and roots for the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks equally. She’s a proud member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime, and she sits on the boards of Bouchercon National and the Midwest Mystery Conference. Visit her online at TracyClarkBooks.com.