Marcus Sakey, At the City's Edge
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At The City's Edge Marcus Sakey St. Ma
At the City's Edge
Marcus Sakey
St. Martin's, Jan 2008, $24.95
ISBN: 9780312360320
In Chicago former Iraq War veteran Jason Palmer still struggles with the return to civilian life as his military experience haunts him. On the other hand his older brother Michael seems to have it together as he runs a bar on the South Side and raises his eight years old son, Billy. However, a phone cal informs Michael he has an 'obligation' he must meet forcing him to leave his Billy by himself.
Soon afterward Michael is found dead and the unknown gang adversary threatens Billy. A 'trained killer' when he served, Jason protects his nephew while trying to root out the enemy who has made their Chicago neighborhood into a corrupt battle zone with Michael being another statistical casualty.
Marcus Sakey's second Chicago based crime thriller (see THE BLADE ITSELF) is an exciting action-packed tale starring a protagonist who feels ready to fight back against gangs, businessmen and politicians, but not confident he can take care of Billy. Jason is a fascinating character whose time in Baghdad is countered by his time in Chicago; the strong correlation re crime between the two cities is frightening. Readers will appreciate this deep character driven urban crime thriller.
Harriet Klausner
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