Summary
“Lapel-grabbing and provocative…Clark writes with purpose, her sense of social justice never venturing into dogma but remaining fully rooted in Raines’s actions and personality.” - The New York Times Book Review
“Clark has a unique voice in the P.I. genre, one that is articulate, daring, and ultimately hopeful.” - The Washington Post
With a hard-charging, ripped from the headlines plot, Chicago-based journalist and award-winning author Tracy Clark explores timely issues around…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496732019 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1496732014 |
| Author: | Tracy Clark |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Kensington Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 139mm |
| Series: | A Chicago Mystery |
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PRAISE FOR RUNNER
“A potent mix of empathy and rage fuels Sue Grafton Award–winner Clark’s exceptional fourth Chicago mystery. The action builds to an exciting showdown. Those who like their crime novels with a social conscience will be amply rewarded.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
About The Author
Tracy Clark
Tracy Clark is the Sue Grafton Memorial Award-winning author of the highly acclaimed Chicago Mystery Series featuring ex-homicide cop turned PI Cassandra Raines, a hard-driving, African-American protagonist who works the mean streets of the Windy City dodging cops, cons, killers, and thugs. She received Anthony Award and Lefty Award nominations for her series debut, Broken Places, which was also shortlisted for the American Library Association’s RUSA Reading List, named a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, and a Library Journal Best Books of the Year. Her second installment in the series, Borrowed Time, was a Lefty Award and Anthony Award finalist as well as the winner of the Sue Grafton Memorial Award at the Edgars. In addition to her Cass Raines novels, Tracy’s short story “For Services Rendered,” appears in the anthology Shades of Black- Crime and Mystery Stories by African‑American Authors. A native of Chicago, she works as an editor in the newspaper industry and roots for the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks equally. She is a board member-at large of Sisters in Crime, Chicagoland, a member of International Thriller Writers, and a Mystery Writers of America Midwest board member.
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