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The Chicago way The Chicago way Michael T. Harvey Chicago private investigator Michael Kelly is hired by his former partner, John Gibbons, to help solve an eight-year-old rape and battery case, a case it turns out his old friend was once ordered to … OL11783263W
Wright 3 Wright 3 Blue Balliett In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie Hou… OL123799W
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) Chloe Neill First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate students introduction into a society of vampires.Sure, the life of a graduate student wasnt exactly glamorous, but it was Merits. She was doing fi… OL13652471W
Color Me Dark Color Me Dark Patricia McKissack An ordinary girl living extraordinary events. Her family, Love, characterizes her comfortable, secure world in Bradford Corners, TN. Until Uncle Pace is murdered by the KKK. The Author gradually e… OL14860530W
The memory quilt The memory quilt T. D. Jakes Life doesn't always unfold in a perfect way, even for God-loving, churchgoing people like Lela. It is the cold season in Chicago, and as the days of the season progress, Lela participates in a Bible … OL15021941W
Cuckoo feathers Cuckoo feathers Phyllis Reynolds Naylor When two pigeons that Sarah wants as pets move from her Chicago apartment's window ledge to the building next door, Sarah tries to figure out how to get them to come back. OL15061463W
A serial affair A serial affair Natalie Dunbar Agent Marina Santos ruined her relationship with Officer Reed Crawford when they first had dated. She never expected another chance. Until a vicious serial killer began terrorizing Chicago, and the t… OL15151762W
A knife to remember A knife to remember Jill Churchill The popular mystery series continues as single mom Jane Jeffry allows a film crew to use her backyard as a location, and soon finds herself on the track of the killer of a blackmailing prop man. OL15212922W
Wild at heart Wild at heart Vickie McDonough Mariah is a woman in a man’s world. Under the pen name Drew Dixon, Chicago native Mariah Lansing writes dime novels detailing hair-raising adventures of heroines in the Wild West. But then she receiv… OL15511279W
All about Eva All about Eva Deidre Berry A wealthy boyfriend, designer clothes, exotic vacations, and a Central Park penthouse-- these are a few of Eva Cantrell's favorite things. But when her sugar daddy turns out to be an investor swindle… OL15522347W
Grime and punishment Grime and punishment Jill Churchill With three kids to raise on her own, Jane Jeffrey sometimes needs a hand with the housework. But many of her complaining neighbors believe that the "Happy Helper" cleaning lady they all share wouldn'… OL15528613W
Ghost Story Ghost Story Jim Butcher " When we last left the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden, he wasn’t doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn’t stop him when his friends a… OL15673516W
Room for improvement Room for improvement Stacey Ballis Lily Allen's dream job working as an interior designer on the reality home improvement show Swap/Meet has become a nightmare, thanks to the show's ditzy host, a jealous competitor, feuding fashion cz… OL16070298W
Red, white & dead Red, white & dead Laura Caldwell "Izzy McNeil is hot on the trail of one of Chicago's most notorious gangsters. Not that he realizes the crimson-tressed enchantress, a self-proclaimed 'lapsed lawyer,' is moonlighting as a private in… OL16070844W
The fine art of murder The fine art of murder Donald Bain Jessica vacations in Italy, where she joins a tour that takes her to a variety of private homes, restaurants, and rural churches where lesser-known Italian masterworks are displayed. Her idyllic tim… OL16342226W
Full disclosure Full disclosure Dee Henderson Paul Falcon and Ann Silver: a love story. Ann Silver is a cop's cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help local law enforcement on the worst of cases, looking for answers to… OL16592320W
The Wrigley riddle The Wrigley riddle David A. Kelly During a visit to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley field, cousins Mike and Kate investigate why someone has been tampering with the famous ivy vines growing on the outfield walls. Includes historical note. OL16599470W
Skin Game Skin Game James Marsters,Jim Butcher Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into a high security vault to steal something belonging to the Lord of the Underworld. OL17457356W
Officer down Officer down Theresa Schwegel Knocked unconscious during a police sting operation, police officer Samantha Mack awakens in the hospital to discover that her partner is dead, shot with her gun, but when she embarks on her own inve… OL17732148W
Missing from Haymarket Square Missing from Haymarket Square Harriette Robinet Three children in Chicago in 1886 experience the Haymarket Riot in response to exploitative working conditions. OL17737794W
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