Gritty and witty, The Chicago Way is done the classic Raymond Chandler Way. Harvey's taut plot, snappy prose, and memorable characters make this debut novel a real winner.

Im studying jerkoffs in the wild," Ben answered dryly. "This seemed like a good chance to view one up close.

Bones tell me the story of a person's life - how old they were, what their gender was, their ancestral background.

Experience is a valuable thing. It enables us to recognize mistakes when we repeat them.

We did just leave an insane asylum,” Hi agreed. “For all we know, Chance spend his nights dancing naked with sock puppets, plotting to invade Canada.

Tory a father isn’t supposed to fear his fourteen-year-old daughter. That being sad, you terrify me.

I have come to think of violence as a self-perpetuating mania of the power of the aggressive over those less strong.