The Governors Wife (Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene), by Michael Harvey
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It’s been two years since disgraced Illinois governor Ray Perry disappeared from a federal courthouse in Chicago moments after being sentenced to thirty-seven years in prison for corruption. P.I. Michael Kelly gets an anonymous e-mail offering to pay him nearly a quarter of a million dollars if he will find Perry, no questions asked. So Kelly’s investigation begins with the woman Ray Perry left behind ― his wife, Marie.
The Governors Wife (Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene), by Michael Harvey- Amazon Sales Rank: #9065315 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-07
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.10" h x 5.70" w x 8.60" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 351 pages
Review Harvey's a graceful writer, his characters are sharply defined and his plots never lead you quite where you thought they would Morning Star Magnificent ... Should be read by all -- John Grisham Gritty and witty ... A real winner -- Kathy Reichs
About the Author Michael Harvey is the author of The Chicago Way, The Fifth Floor, The Third Rail, We All Fall Down, and The Innocence Game, as well as a journalist and documentary producer. His work has won numerous national and international awards, including multiple news Emmys, two Primetime Emmy nominations, and an Academy Award nomination. He holds a law degree with honors from Duke University, a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, in classical languages from Holy Cross College. He lives in Chicago. @MichaelHarvey88 www.michaelharveybooks.com
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chapter 1
My laptop is set up so a tiny black box flashes in the corner of the screen every time I get an e-mail. The alerts arrive like an endless parade of crows, pecking away at me with people I don’t want to talk to and problems I’d rather ignore. I don’t know how my Mac got programmed to do this and have no idea how to stop it. So I live with my birds. The one that hired me fluttered in at 2:14 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon. I took one look at the subject line and clicked through to read the rest.
Mr. Kelly,
Would like to retain you to find Raymond -Perry. Use any and all means at your disposal to accomplish same. Global search okay. Money, no object. If you are willing to take the job, please hit reply to this message. A $100,000 retainer will be wired into an account set up for you. Another $100,000 will be wired when you locate Mr. -Perry. A separate fund for expenses will also be established and replenished as needed. Details on accounts, etc. will be forwarded upon acceptance of the terms of employment.
I’m sure there’s a manual somewhere that sets out the guidelines for when and how private investigators should take on new cases. Knowing the name of your client would seem to be a necessity. When the proposed retainer hits six figures, however, necessity becomes a somewhat elastic concept, and guidelines tend to get tossed out the window. Be that as it may, the money wasn’t what did it for me. Don’t get me wrong. The cash caught my eye. In fact, there might have been a moment or two of involuntary drool at the prospect of two hundred K sitting in a bank account with my name on it. But the reason I hit reply was not the money. Really. It was the name. Raymond Perry. As I waited for my newest client to get back to me with particulars such as account numbers and wiring instructions, I plugged Perry’s name into Google. I knew the story. Hell, everyone knew the story. Still, it made for good reading. I brewed myself a pot of coffee and caught up on Illinois’s former governor and convicted felon. I started with the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list and Perry’s mug shot residing, as it had been for the past year and a half, in slot number one.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Fast-paced Chicago shoot-em-up with a good-hearted hero By Patto Michael Kelley is a private investigator who's more driven by curiosity than by money. When he gets an email hiring him to find Raymond Perry, the Chicago governor who disappeared, he takes the job even though he doesn't know who his client is. Ray Perry is just too appealing as quarry. He vanished on the verge of going to jail for thirty years for fraud, and he took a lot of city money with him.Marie Perry, the governor's wife, becomes central to Kelley's investigation. Does she know where her husband is? And where the money is? Does she love her husband or hate him? What lies behind her lies?Bullets fly as the plot unfolds. Certain people are not what they seem. Kelley gets both trouble and help from unexpected quarters. The plot is thick with surprises and shocking revelations. The pace never flags. The cast of characters includes nice people as well as corrupt creeps and soulless assassins.Kelley is a clever investigator who sometimes makes dumb moves, but he has the luck of the Irish. In many ways he's a hard-boiled detective. Clearly he's fated to be alone in life. But he also has a heavy streak of compassion and a strong impulse to defend and befriend the defenseless.So I found this book s lot of fun. I liked Michael Kelly, and I intend to try earlier books in the series. If you haven't been following the series, I think you can jump in here and enjoy the read. I certainly did.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Hard-boiled detective novel, Chicago-style By Brian Baker In "The Governor's Wife" Michael Harvey returns to the style and scope of hard-boiled detective fiction that put him on the map, leaving behind the unbelievable nonsense he had his Michael Kelly character doing in the last couple of books.This time around Kelly's been hired by an unknown client to track down a disgraced and convicted former governor who disappeared from custody immediately following his conviction at trial and sentencing to 30 years in prison.As Kelly probes the case it slowly becomes clear that there are a lot more things in play than simply someone trying to escape a prison sentence, and that other players have their own agendas, which they seem willing to forward even if there's a price to be paid in blood.Harvey's portrayal of Illinois and Chicago corruption is appropriately dark and cynical, and PI Kelly is the proper knight in tarnished armor to wade through it as he seeks to clear the case and find out exactly what's going on.This is a concise, fast-paced story with several fun plot twists. Is it "great literature"? No. But it doesn't pretend to be. It's a fun read, great for the beach or poolside, or on the flight.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Kelly Returns To Tackle More Chicago Corruption By Yolanda S. Bean Though the fourth book in Harvey's series featuring Chicago PI Michael Kelly is my least favorite in the series, I am still curious to see where the series will go, so I am excited to be reading this fifth installment. The book opens four years after the events of We All Fall Down. Kelly's new case will set him to solve the mystery of where corrupt and convicted ex-governor Ray Perry has disappeared to on the day of his sentencing to thirty years without the chance of parole. As before, Harvey brings Chicago vividly to life (and with so many felons for governor in Illinois, the only surprise in this plot is how he hasn't already used it earlier in the series!).While the early books in the series have a sort of noirish feel and an almost timeless quality to them, this one mentions specific years and has smartphones and laptops in use. It feels more like a standard sort of thriller and it certainly moves at a fast pace. The plot takes some surprising turns, though Kelly's personal life is less of a focus here than in previous books, so it will be interesting to see if a sixth book will add more to his personal arc. It's a fun series and all the more fun for those who share Harvey's obvious love for the city. For all the negativity, that affection is clearly present and it is always fun to recognize places within its pages (this one features the Golden Nugget by our old loft!).
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