If we do not put it first and foremost, always, there is no point in carrying on, in detection or in life. Janet HutchingsĪbove all, the inner knowing of the detective trumps every piece of evidence, every clue, every rational assumption. It’s evident from this post that he has extensive knowledge of the crime-fiction genre, past and present.

Currently a Chicago-area resident, Chad is using his free time to pursue an M.A. He’s also written several plays that have been performed at theater companies around the country and had a creative nonfiction piece published in the literary journal Lunch Ticket. He makes his EQMM debut in our current issue, May/June 2019, with the story “The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace.” Previously, he had a paid fiction publication in the literary journal From the Depths. The result is The Devil in Her Way: a propulsive thriller as electrifying as the city itself.In the days when EQMM had a Department of Second Stories, legal-aid attorney Chad Baker would have qualified. But out on the street, on the fringes of the action, Maureen sees something transpire that leaves her shaken, and she's sure there's more to this story than meets the eye.Īs Maureen embarks on a dangerous hunt for answers, Bill Loehfelm guides us around the Crescent City's hidden corners and into its darkest outposts.

To her commanding officer's amusement, Maureen kicks off her final week of field training by taking a punch to the face as a panicked suspect flees an apartment building, leaving behind several guns and a stash of pot. She is starting over in New Orleans as a newly minted member of the police force, but her transition from cocktail waitress to cop hasn't gone as smoothly as she'd hoped. Maureen Coughlin's life has changed in more ways than one. The Devil in Her Way: A Novel (Maureen Coughlin Series #2) When a respected DA goes missing she returns to the hurricane-ravaged city to find out why. Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silette’s student the brilliant Constance Darling-until Darling was murdered. A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook Détection inspired Claire’s unusual practices. This knock-out start to a bracingly original new series features Claire DeWitt, the world’s greatest PI-at least, that's what she calls herself. as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel.”-CNN Selections are available at a 15% discount in the bookstore, or online below for 10% off.Ĭlaire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Novels #1) George's Mystery Book Club will discuss Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran by and The Devil in Her Way by Bill Loehfelm.ĭrop-ins are welcome.

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