Book Description
In The Maxwell Street Blues, the third novel in Michael Raleigh's Paul Whelan series of private eye novels, Whelan is hired by an elderly jazz musician to look in to the murder of his boyhood friend, a dealer in Chicago's great open-air flea market, Maxwell Street. Whelan's investigation leads him into the dealer's past, and uncovers old feuds and wounds and an interracial romance. The story takes Whelan into some of Chicago's oldest neighborhoods and most interesting communities and introduces him to a rich, often funny cast of characters.
About the Author
Michael Raleigh is the author of five Paul Whelan mysteries. He has received four Illinois Arts Council grants for fiction, and his stories and poetry have appeared in a number of literary magazines. His fifth book, The Riverview Murders, won the Eugene Izzi award. He lives in Chicago with his wife, three children, and a deranged cat.
Maxwell Street Blues FROM THE PUBLISHER
Chicago private eye Paul Whelan is looking for some much-needed cash, when a cagey lawyer hires him to find a missing person. Sam Burwell was last seen running a booth at Maxwell Street's open-air flea market, a place where tires, tools, trinkets, and the odd treasure are sold alongside food of every ethnic description. Whelan's search leads nowhere until Burwell is found murdered, and the Chicago police take over the case. But Burwell's childhood friend, an elderly black man named O. C. Brown, asks Whelan to look into the murder. Returning to his favorite haunts - Chicago's streets, with a story on every corner and a new restaurant on every block - Whelan slowly enters an underworld of predators and scavengers, where a killer can hide in plain sight. Played out against a soundtrack of blues and jazz, rich with Chicago's sights, flavors, and smells, The Maxwell Street Blues is the third book in Michael Raleigh's acclaimed series featuring Paul Whelan.
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