Michael Harvey Books

When Michael Kelly is hired by an ex-flame to tail her abusive husband, what looks like a bread-and-butter domestic dispute turns out to be more than he bargained for. The tail leads him to a body and the answer to one of Chicago's most enduring mysteries: who started the Great Fire of 1871 and why.

This much respected text is an essential guide to all areas of the law relating to abuse of process in criminal law - including delay, double jeopardy, breach of promise and adverse publicity.

It's been two years since disgraced Illinois governor Ray Perry disappeared from a federal courthouse in Chicago moments after being sentenced to thirty-eight years in prison on corruption charges. PI Michael Kelly is sitting in his office when he gets an anonymous email offering to pay him nearly a quarter million dollars if he will find Perry, no questions asked. Kelly's investigation begins with the woman Ray Perry left behind - his wife, Marie. Ostracized by her former friends and hounded by the feds, Marie tells Kelly she has no idea where her husband is. Like everyone else, Kelly doesn't believe her. As he hunts for her husband, Kelly begins to unwind Marie Perry's past. What he finds is a woman who turns out to be even more intriguing than her husband, with her own deeply complicated reasons for standing by him. Everyone in Chicago has secrets, including the governor's wife. Some of them she shared with her husband. Some of them she kept to herself. And some of them could get Michael Kelly killed. The Governor's Wife is a hard-eyed look at the intersection of the political and the personal, at the perils of trusting even those closest to us and the collateral damage of our highest aspirations. This is stylish, knock-out suspense from a modern master.

A light bulb falls in a subway tunnel, releasing a deadly pathogen.Within hours, a homeless man, a cop, and then dozens more start to die.Hospitals become morgues. 'L' trains become rolling hearses.Chicago is on the verge of chaos before the mayor finally acts, quarantining entire sections of the city. Meanwhile, cop-turned-PI Michael Kelly hunts for the people responsible. The search takes him into the tangled underworld of Chicago's west-side gangs and the even more terrifying world of black biology - an elite field operating covertly at the nation's top labs, where scientists play God and will do anything necessary to keep their secrets safe.

The book examines various leadership traditions and the dynamics of group behavior, highlighting how culture and bureaucracy contribute to stability in answering group questions. It also emphasizes the role of leaders in providing disruptive solutions during crises, showcasing the tension between established norms and innovative leadership approaches.

Vibrant and exciting retelling of the ancient myth of Culhwch and Olwen from a renowned oral storyteller.

Der irischstämmige Privatdetektiv Michael Kelly untersucht in Chicago eine neun Jahre zurückliegende Vergewaltigung. Seine Ermittlungen entwickeln sich immer mehr zu einer lebensgefährlichen Angelegenheit. Bestürzt muss er feststellen, dass es immer noch jede Menge Leute gibt, die zwar alte Rechnungen begleichen wollen –- aber kein Interesse daran haben, dass der Fall gelöst wird.

Dieses Buch ist für alle, die neue Formen für eine lebendige Gemeinde entdecken wollen.