Book Log 2009 #10: The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey
When Michael Kelly is hired by an ex-girlfriend to trail her no-good husband, the last thing he expects to stumble upon is a murder apparently connected to the Great Chicago Fire and, unluckily for him, the city's powerful mayor (whose office location gives title to the book).
I liked the book quite a bit. I always enjoy mysteries when they turn historical (there's a stretch where it kind of becomes History Detectives with a body count), and there's a balance between noirish and comedic aspects that work better than expected.
This is the second book to feature Kelly, and as there appear to be spoilers to the first book (The Chicago Way) at the start of this one, it would make some sense to read these in order. Unlike me, who'll be reading the first book in the next week or so.
When Michael Kelly is hired by an ex-girlfriend to trail her no-good husband, the last thing he expects to stumble upon is a murder apparently connected to the Great Chicago Fire and, unluckily for him, the city's powerful mayor (whose office location gives title to the book).
I liked the book quite a bit. I always enjoy mysteries when they turn historical (there's a stretch where it kind of becomes History Detectives with a body count), and there's a balance between noirish and comedic aspects that work better than expected.
This is the second book to feature Kelly, and as there appear to be spoilers to the first book (The Chicago Way) at the start of this one, it would make some sense to read these in order. Unlike me, who'll be reading the first book in the next week or so.
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