Chicago Homicide

The City Murders, Book 3

By: John C. Dalglish

Narrated by: Rich McVicar

Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

Detective Reggie Brown has put in 30 years with the Chicago PD, nearly half of those in homicide. In just weeks, he will retire, but his future becomes uncertain when a disturbing new case takes control of his life. Chad Marshall is an up-and-coming reporter with WWND-10 TV in Chicago. He's given information that leads to a gruesome discovery and sends him on a hunt for the story of his career. Despite opposing interests, the detective and the reporter must join together to stop a killer. Together, they travel down a dark path as they're pushed to solve a case of Chicago Homicide.

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The reader has odd inflections.

struggled because of the reader... strange inflection made it difficult to listen and follow the story

Intriguing murder mystery

This is an intriguing murder mystery that keeps you guessing who the killer is. It is a well written, smooth paced detective story that keeps your attention all the way through. The characters are very likeable and you soon become attached to Det. Brown, who has to deal with his own health issues as he tries to put the various pieces together and capture the killer before he murders again. The narrator of the audiobook fits the book well and did a great job of giving individual voices to the various characters. It is an enjoyable, gripping story and I will look forward to the next in the series. I received the audiobook at no cost and under no obligation.

bit it's better than I could write

Oh, my. Such a simplistic attempt at writing a mystery. Kind of fun to listen to, in spite of amazing holes in solving the crime.

Another triumph for Dalglish

I love John Dalglish's city homicide books and especially this one. Cop on the verge of retirement trying to solve one last case before he goes. Well written and great narration.

Nicely done

Another enjoyable listen from John Dalglish. This is a different series from the one I was listening to before, and I actually liked this narrator better. Nothing wrong with the man narrating the Jason Strong series, but this gent has a very calming voice.

Liked the story. Nice twists and turns, established characters, comfortable in their own stories. Very pleasant overall

Good & enjoyable book

So far I have enjoyed all the city murder books I have listened to. It may take some time getting used to this style of writing, but once that has passed I started enjoying the series. Dalglish gives a realistic description of the day to day routine of a homicide detective, which includes some of of the mundane details of the job. This book still is entertaining and has a fair amount of suspense. The author finds original ways to keep the reader guessing, so there is always pleasant surprises. I really enjoy the description of the cities, the streets, restaurants, etc as well as the interactions between the various characters. This book has a feel good atmosphere and is well suited for the long bus drive or flight. If one is looking for a book that focuses more on the mystery and less on the day to day life of a detective, then I would go for something else but if one does not mind a little of both then this series is worth looking into.