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Suitcase Charlie: A Noir Crime Thriller (Hank & Marvin - Chicago Detectives Book 1)

Suitcase Charlie

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Suitcase Charlie: A Noir Crime Thriller (Hank & Marvin - Chicago Detectives Book 1)

Suitcase Charlie

Penned By John Guzlowski
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Chicago, May 30, 1956: On a quiet corner in a working-class immigrant neighborhood, a heavy suitcase is discovered on the sidewalk late at night. Inside is the body of a young boy, naked and hacked into pieces. Two hard-drinking Chicago detectives are assigned to the case: Hank Purcell, who still has flashbacks ten years after the Battle of the Bulge, and his partner Marvin Bondarowicz, a wise-cracking Jewish cop who loves trouble as much as he loves booze. Their investigation takes them through the dark streets of Chicago in search of an even darker secret—as more and more suitcases turn up.

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Released May 4, 2015
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