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High Chicago (2009)

by Howard Shrier(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307356078 (ISBN13: 9780307356079)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Random House Canada

series

Jonah Geller

review 1: HIGH CHICAGO, a fast-paced crime thriller by Canadian writer, Howard Shrier, grabs you by the eyeballs and doesn't let go. I must confess that this is my first Howard Shrier novel and it certainly won't be the last. Toronto private investigator, Jonah Geller was introduced in Shrier's first mystery thriller, "Buffalo Jump" and returns with a bang in "High Chicago." Jonah now runs a new business, "World Repairs," co-owned with his partner and best friend, Jenn Raudsepp. Hired to investigate an apparent suicide, the trail soon leads to the dark side of construction and development. It also leads to a very shady multimillionaire, Simon Birk, who can whistle up mobsters, muscle and hitmen with a flick of his finger.Jonah proves to be a formidable opponent who has his own sour... moreces of information plus a hidden weapon--a retired mobster who is in Jonah's debt and will do anything to help his friend and has the connections to do it.I like this well-crafted mystery--at times violent, filled with great dialogue, a bit of humour, believable characters. "High Chicago" may be my first Howard Shrier book but definitely not my last. Grab a copy if you see it and settle in for an entertaining read!
review 2: 5 Stars and I really mean it! So far the first two books in this series by Howard Shrier are worth all of the accolades they have been given in awards and reviews. If it is even possible "High Chicago" is even better than "Buffalo Jump". It has lots of action, plenty of gore, moves quickly enough and the Toronto and Chicago settings are perfect. Jonah Geller has to be one of the best PIs ever invented by an author, flawed, funny, human, tough, smart and likeable! His mother is marvelous and Dante Ryan is a great sidekick/muscle! And Jenn couldn't be a better partner. And on top of all that this one has a very satisfactory ending. Even some justice! At least Jonah is pretty fit even though he keeps getting himself beat to a pulp, not completely out of shape like Stephen Legault's Cole Blackwater in "The Cardinal Divide". Bring on "Boston Cream" !!!!! less

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