Books by Michael Harvey
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review 1: Another excellent read from Harvey. Relatively small cast of characters, but enough twists and turns to keep plot moving. What I love about Harvey's characters is that they are flawed in some way that is relatable. They poke at the some of the same issues that inhabit all of u...
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review 1: I had recently read all the Michael Kelly private eye books up to this one and I thought they were all excellent mysteries in the gumshoe tradition of the 1940s and '50s. However, I really struggled with "We All Fall Down" and author Michael Harvey seemed to be off his game with...
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review 1: Although not part of the series, this book also features Mike Kelly, presumably from the earlier books (which I haven't read). The plot is quite different and therefore interesting. Three graduate students are reviewing cold cases as a project to see if a different conclusion cou...
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review 1: Part political thriller, part treasure hunt, with a dash of domestic abuse gone sideways and a good dose of the Great Fire. Fantastic! Harvey really captures Chicago, from the politics to the people to the city itself. Even the epilogue, which so often annoys me as being an obvio...
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review 1: Harvey's series is easy to read and goes down fast. This third in the series follows Kelly as he is one of a few targets connected to an incident that happened in his youth. There's some more added to the back story of Kelly and his upbringing, Feds get involved, good people di...