The Innocence Game

Zusatztext Praise for Michael Harvey and The Innocence Game: “Michael Harvey should be read by all.”—John Grisham “Harvey does for the Windy City what Michael Connelly did for Los Angeles.” — Chicago Tribune “Harvey’s the best Chicago novelist . . . since Nelson Algren.” — Cleveland Plain-Dealer “Harvey [writes] with crack timing! never allowing the reader a moment to unfasten his seat belt.”— The Washington Post Book World “Ingenious . . . Engrossing . . . Michael Harvey is a writer with a bright future.” — Illinois Times   “Harvey takes us into the dark underworld where guilt and innocence aren’t just debated in the courtroom—the losers lose big! and winners manage to simply survive . . . Complex! twisting plot! loaded with well-staged surprises! great summer read.” — Blue Heron Journal   “Michael Harvey portrays the city of Chicago and its environs to wonderful effect . . . Suspenseful from the start! the last third of the novel becomes much more than ‘just’ a page-turner! when I found that I could not put the book down until the final page! with an ending this reader absolutely did not see coming. It is highly recommended.” — Midwest Book Review  “Wily and surprising . . . The appealing kids at the book’s center . . . leave us wanting more.” — Kirkus Reviews   “Ambitious . . . The suspense remains high throughout.” — Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Michael Harvey Klappentext A cold case is about to do supernova and three students will learn the price of innocence. At Northwestern's renowned journalism school! Ian Joyce has been invited to participate in a prestigious seminar that investigates wrongful convictions and forgotten cases. With only two other classmates--beautiful! strong-willed Sarah Gold and enigmatically brilliant Jake Havens--he begins to investigate the long-ago murder of a young boy! ten-year-old Skylar Wingate! last seen walking home from school! his body discovered three days later in a forest preserve. His alleged killer was murdered decades ago in jail. But two chilling clues delivered to Jake's house suggest that the killer is still very much alive! and! in fact! in their midst. As the evidence mounts! the three classmates find themselves drawn into web of distrust! deceit! and corruption that will lead from the grittiest corners of Chicago and to the shores of Lake Michigan. 1   The seminar met in Fisk Hall, one of the oldest buildings on Northwestern’s campus and the crusted, beating heart of the university’s Medill School of Journalism. I took a seat at a table in the back. The pile of red hair at the front shook itself like a dog shaking off the weather. A hand beckoned.   Won’t do, Mr. Joyce.”   I sighed, grabbed my backpack, and found a place up front. The pile of hair parted itself, revealing a considerable length of nose and eyes of violent blue.   “My name is Judy Zombrowski. You can call me Z. Do you know Ms. Gold?”   The hand directed my attention to a woman sitting directly to my left. She had a perfectly square chin, high cheekbones, and long, brown hair that turned crimson in the late--afternoon sun. Sarah Gold waved. I felt queasy. Gloriously so.   “We know each other from undergrad,” Sarah said, smiling at me as if we’d exchanged more than three words during our four years together.   “Of course you do.” Z cast a look toward the back of the room. “We’re waiting for one more.”   A door banged open.   The third student in the summer graduate seminar was tall and angular. He had thick shoulders and a long jaw covered by a blond scruff of beard. His eyes were shaded and hard to read.   “Jake Havens?” Z’s voice rang down the empty aisle and echoed off the walls. Havens took the same seat I’d picked out for myself. ...

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Praise for Michael Harvey and The Innocence Game:

Michael Harvey should be read by all. John Grisham

Harvey does for the Windy City what Michael Connelly did for Los Angeles. Chicago Tribune

Harvey s the best Chicago novelist . . . since Nelson Algren. Cleveland Plain-Dealer

Harvey [writes] with crack timing, never allowing the reader a moment to unfasten his seat belt. The Washington Post Book World

Ingenious . . . Engrossing . . . Michael Harvey is a writer with a bright future.   Illinois Times
 
Harvey takes us into the dark underworld where guilt and innocence aren t just debated in the courtroom the losers lose big, and winners manage to simply survive . . . Complex, twisting plot, loaded with well-staged surprises, great summer read. Blue Heron Journal
 
Michael Harvey portrays the city of Chicago and its environs to wonderful effect . . . Suspenseful from the start, the last third of the novel becomes much more than just a page-turner, when I found that I could not put the book down until the final page, with an ending this reader absolutely did not see coming. It is highly recommended. Midwest Book Review 

Wily and surprising . . . The appealing kids at the book s center . . . leave us wanting more. Kirkus Reviews
 
Ambitious . . . The suspense remains high throughout. Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Michael Harvey
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2014
• EAN: 9780345802552
• ISBN: 978-0-345-80255-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 202 mm x 18 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense