A PI combs the seedy Chicago streets to untangle a web of old feuds that may have turned fatal: โThis series is a small treasureโ (Booklist).
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Chicago private eye Paul Whelan is hired by an elderly jazz musician to find a missing street hustler named Sam Burwell. As Whelan delves into Burwellโs past, in the world of sidewalk vendors and corner musicians, he uncovers old enmities and love affairs, but his search for Burwell comes up empty. That is, until Burwell is found murderedโand Whelan is swept up into a whirlwind of old feuds, dark pasts, unlikely romancesย .ย .ย . and a killer hiding in plain sight.
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โThere is method as well as charm in the congenial manner of Mr. Raleighโs detective, who manages to conduct a very thorough investigation by winning over grumpy bartenders, crabby waitresses and wary old men on benches. He likes these peopleโand thatโs good enough reason to like him.โ โMarilyn Stasio, The New York Times
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โThe smells and the sounds are evocative: the greasy food that Whelan thrives on, the dank workingmanโs bars and the ever-present rattle of the el overheadย .ย .ย . Raleigh presents a genuine good guy in the luckless Whelan and offers a knockout supporting cast.โ โPublishers Weekly
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