Peerless Detective [Paperback]

Once Billy Fox starts looking for trouble, he discovers thatin Chicagotrouble's under every footstep.

Home from the war, Billy Fox leaves Michigan for Chicago, hoping to find his ex-girlfriend, Ritanow another mans wife. Chicago isnt a town that takes kindly to strangers, and Billy finds himself barely scraping by, working odd jobs and living in squalor among convicts and other men that the city hasnt spit out just yet.

A chance encounter lands him a job with Harry Strummer, the streetwise owner of the Peerless Detective Agency. At Harry's oddball agency, Billy hones his skills, learning how to stake out a mark, find a bug, and spot a tail. Odd life lessons and unexpected romance come his way. But as he searches for Rita, an even bigger mystery comes along, one that puts Harry, and Billy with him, in the crosshairs.

This punchy, spellbinding noir spins a web that will catch readers and hold them captive to the final page, when we learn that Billys Chicago is a town where nothing is ever truly left up to chance.Once Billy Fox starts looking for trouble, he discovers that, in Chicago, its under every footstepAuthor of more than eight mysteries
Member of the Midland Society of Authors
Diversion reissued author's backlist series to ramp up interest prior to the release of this title
Titles all carry a Chicago focus and references, and author is very engaged in his local community as a writer and speaker
Author has won four Illinois Arts Council awards and currently teaches at DePaul UniversityNiche genre website and blog advertising
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