Catalog Search Results
81) The red book
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"To Detective Billy Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force--Special Operations Section-- getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts--his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on...
Author
Series
Academy novels (Tessa Bailey) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Police trainee Jack Garrett gets involved with his marksmanship instructor Katie McCoy.
Author
Series
Susan Shader novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Susan Shader, a noted psychiatrist and criminal profiler for the Chicago Police Department, joins forces with Detective David Gold to track a deranged serial killer, known as the Undertaker, who preys on beautiful young women.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In an instant, the lives of two women collide. One was behind the wheels of a Trans Am she liked to drive too fast. The other was lying in the road, dying an agonizing death. When Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski gets out of her car to look at the woman she almost hit, she begins a long, harrowing descent into a world of shadowy secrets and tangled lives- and into the grimmest heart of her city. As Warshawski unravels the mystery of...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
And what a stew it is. Here are some of the ingredients: Our heroine, Nuala Anne McGrail, in her guise as international singing star, accompanied by her spear-carrying husband, Dermot Coyne, is off to a major music festival in Milan, where they meet Seamus Costelloe, a Chicago Irish macher, and his family. Seamus is no better than he should be, and in fact the suspicion is that he's very bad indeed, but softhearted Nuala sees the sign of death on...
88) Grounded
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When a beloved contemporary Christian recording artist finds herself unable to continue her current tour schedule, she returns home to Chicago, where she faces new questions about her future and her faith.
90) The White City
Author
Series
Clockwork dark volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Ray, Conker, and their Rambler friends face the Gog and his Machine in a final struggle at the 1893 Chicago Exposition.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A novel of rare genius, The Man with the Golden Arm describes the dissolution of a card-dealing WWII veteran named Frankie Machine, caught in the act of slowly cutting his own heart into wafer-thin slices. For Frankie, a murder committed may be the least of his problems.
A literary tour de force, here is a novel unlike any other, one in which drug addiction, poverty, and human failure somehow suggest a defense of human dignity and a reason for hope....
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Countless readers have been delighted by Father Andrew M. Greeley's bestselling tales of Nuala Anne McGrail, a fey, Irish-speaking woman from Galway blessed with the gift of second sight and a knack for unraveling mysteries, and her hapless husband and accomplice, Dermot Michael Coyne. From Irish Gold through Irish Stew! This spirited couple has untangled many a knotty mystery, both at home in Chicago and back in Erin. Now they return in another captivating...
93) Sahara special
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
94) Blood shot
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
V.I. Warshawski's search for her girlhood pal Caroline's father leads her into a toxic mix of corporate chicanery and chemical corruption.
95) Shadow rider
Author
Series
Shadow riders novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Whether it’s fast cars or fast women, Stefano Ferraro gets what he wants. When he’s not fodder for the paparazzi, he commands Ferraro family businesses—both legitimate and illegitimate. While their criminal activity is simply a rumor yet to be proven, no one knows the real truth. The Ferraros are a family of shadow riders capable of manipulating light and dark, an ability Stefano thought ran in his family alone—until now… With little left...
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic...
Author
Series
Maya and the rising dark volume 2
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
In this highly anticipated sequel, Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father's soul. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Willa of the Wood.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Six young people play a dangerous game of tag in public, chasing through the crowds, streets, and buildings of Chicago. This secret, one-of-a-kind, wildly expensive game offers a macabre twist to the childhood version: if you get tagged, you get dead"--Dust jacket flap.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request