Crime Reading Pays in Thrills and Chills – Chicago Review of Books

Crime Reading Pays in Thrills and Chills – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Personally, I’ve already made a plan to forget 2021 ever happened—except when it comes to mystery and thriller reading. In that realm, it’s been a banner year. Of course, I haven’t read everything published, so some crime fiction which has already seen huge success in sales or will soon dominate the awards programs next … Read more

Connections and Entanglements in “Runner” – Chicago Review of Books

Connections and Entanglements in “Runner” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In Runner, Tracy Clark’s newest crime novel, Chicago is built on networks: the safety nets that catch the vulnerable as they fall—foster home placements, a night bus full of snacks and blankets—but also the webs spun to catch those who slip through when the first nets fail. Runner is the fourth in Clark’s series … Read more