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Okay, you've probably guessed that I'm a book.
My title is BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD and if you want to put me into a genre, you can call me crime fiction, or suspense, or thriller, or mystery, or...
Actually, you can call me whatever the hell you want. It's not like I can do anything about it. I'm a book, I don't even have opposable thumbs.
Whatever you call me, I hang out in bookstores and I hope you'll come pay me a visit, and maybe even take me home with you. I make a loyal pet, and a thoughtful gift. If you're a bookseller or librarian, I'd really appreciate it if you'd order copies of me for your bookstore or library. My ISBN is: 0-06-112867-8. My publisher is William Morrow.
Anyway, to give you an idea what I'm all about, here's what they put on my jacket...
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Infused with gritty realism, steeped in the stench of blood and fear, echoing the cadence of the street, this edgy, modern tale of suspense marks the arrival of a stellar new talent.
A disillusioned newspaper reporter turned private detective, Ray Dudgeon isn’t trying to save the world. He just wants to do an honest job, and do it well. But when doing an honest job threatens society’s most powerful and corrupt, Ray’s odds for survival make for a sucker’s bet…
While working on a movie in Chicago, Hollywood locations manager Bob Loniski saw something he shouldn’t have. Now he’s a prosecution witness against a suspected member of the Chicago Outfit. Petrified, he comes to Ray for protection. Ray’s mob contacts insist that they have no interest in Loniski, so he takes the bodyguard gig.
Then people start dying and everything goes to hell.
Ray’s investigation leads to a stash of blackmail files involving the sex trade, Washington political corruption, and a deadly power struggle among Chicago’s organized crime bosses – setting the FBI, the Chicago police, and the mob on his tail. He now holds evidence against top ranking cops and politicians…but with the line between good and bad blurring, he doesn’t know who he can trust.
If he does the right thing, Ray is sure to die. But if he doesn’t, how can he live with himself?
From the back alleys of Chicago, to the mansions of Beverly Hills, to the corridors of power in Washington, DC., Sean Chercover's Big City, Bad Blood propels readers relentlessly forward on a bullet-fast, adrenaline-pumping ride that they will not soon forget.
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Okay, so that's some pretty fancy talk from the publisher. Other folks have also said really nice things about me:
"Spectacular."
--MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
"Impressive...Chicago comes alive in this book."
--CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"This is James Crumley for a whole new generation, with the spirit of Nelson Algren walking point. Not only is Sean Chercover the new kid on the block, he may well be the only kid on the block."
--Ken Bruen, author of THE GUARDS and AMERICAN SKIN
"Chercover can really write."
--ASSOCIATED PRESS
"Tensely gripping...a fantastic read."
--CRIME SCENE SCOTLAND
"The story is tight, the voice self-assured, and the characters as hardboiled as they come. Chercover really delivers the goods here."
--Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award-winning author of A STOLEN SEASON
"Riveting."
--SPINETINGLER MAGAZINE
"Impressive. . . The author's considerable storytelling and characterization gifts compare favorably to those of Loren D. Estleman and other established masters of the crime genre."
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY review
"It's amazing how real this book feels. Sean Chercover's P.I. experience serves him well as a writer. He pulls no punches, exposing Chicago and how things really work here. I love this book!"
--Legendary Chicago P.I. Ernie Rizzo
"Sean Chercover writes P.I. fiction the way Buddy Guy plays Chicago blues: he takes the classic forms and infuses them with fire and soul."
--J.D. Rhoades, author of THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND and GOOD DAY IN HELL
"A dark, gritty foray into the Chicago underworld. Chercover gives the crime genre a much-needed kick in the ass."
--BOOKGASM
"Cross Robert Crais' Elvis Cole with Loren Estleman's Amos Walker, and you'd have Sean Chercover's Ray Dudgeon. Expect a Shamus Award nomination for Big City, Bad Blood.
--Jeremiah Healy, author of THE ONLY GOOD LAWYER and TURNABOUT
"Dudgeon's darkness adds welcome depth and complexity...a likely series kickoff."
--KIRKUS REVIEWS
You can read more reviews and quotes, and learn more about me and the guy who wrote me, by visiting: www.chercover.com
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