No Way Back is my kind of novel - a tough, taut thriller - Mofina knows the world he writes about.

There is a means to every end. A root to any cause. Sometimes the root is more evil than any cause, though it's the cause that is usually most vilified.

Don't go growing a conscience on me," I said. "I've been down that road. It doesn't lead you to anything good.

...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character.

I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.

Ingeniously plotted and executed, Print the Legend is an epic masterpiece from Craig McDonald. Beginning to end, I was riveted by this story of character, history and intrigue.

The Chicago Way is a wonderful first novel. Michael Harvey has studied the masters and put his own unique touch on the crime novel. This book harkens the arrival of a major new voice.