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    <body><![CDATA[The Chicago Way is a brisk, entertaining read about a private detective and ex cop named Michael Kelly. I couldn't put it down once I began reading. Set in Chicago, the book is a love letter to The Windy City, and those familiar with the neighborhoods, politics, and media there will find themselves ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31688270">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Amazon Significant Seven, August 2007:   Michael Harvey's gritty debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, rips the classic crime novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett from their 30s origins and slams them like a brass fist into the teeth of modern-day Chicago. All of the pieces are here: Chandler's Byzantine plots and tack-sharp dialogue; a smorgasbord of knuckle sandwiches to sate the die-hard Hammett fan; and a damaged dame (platinum blonde, natch), straight out of a James Cain roadside diner. Seemingly destined for noir greatness, The Chicago Way both respects its gnarled roots and catapults hardboiled crime fiction into a new century. <em>--Jon Foro</em>   &lt;p/&gt;<strong>P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago</strong><br/> So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[It’s hard to go wrong with a good mystery novel.  Of course, I may be biased because mysteries are my favorite thing to read.  <u>The Chicago Way</u> is not just a good mystery novel but a great one.  It’s a mystery novel the reader is able to follow and slowly piece some parts together, but there are ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66800093">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was enjoyable, but not fantastic. It tried too hard to be dark and/or troubled, and too often the lead detective just seemed like a cliche instead of a real person. Also, for someone familiar with the city, it was annoying to have him name real places and then have the geography not work out. W...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11413366">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amazon Significant Seven, August 2007:   Michael Harvey's gritty debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, rips the classic crime novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett from their 30s origins and slams them like a brass fist into the teeth of modern-day Chicago. All of the pieces are here: Chandler's Byzantine plots and tack-sharp dialogue; a smorgasbord of knuckle sandwiches to sate the die-hard Hammett fan; and a damaged dame (platinum blonde, natch), straight out of a James Cain roadside diner. Seemingly destined for noir greatness, The Chicago Way both respects its gnarled roots and catapults hardboiled crime fiction into a new century. <em>--Jon Foro</em>   &lt;p/&gt;<strong>P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago</strong><br/> So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amazon Significant Seven, August 2007:   Michael Harvey's gritty debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, rips the classic crime novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett from their 30s origins and slams them like a brass fist into the teeth of modern-day Chicago. All of the pieces are here: Chandler's Byzantine plots and tack-sharp dialogue; a smorgasbord of knuckle sandwiches to sate the die-hard Hammett fan; and a damaged dame (platinum blonde, natch), straight out of a James Cain roadside diner. Seemingly destined for noir greatness, The Chicago Way both respects its gnarled roots and catapults hardboiled crime fiction into a new century. <em>--Jon Foro</em>   &lt;p/&gt;<strong>P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago</strong><br/> So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Chicago Way</em> by Michael Harvey is a fun, quick read – the first novel by the co-creator of tv’s <em>Cold Case Files</em>, a show I know exists but otherwise couldn’t care any less about.  Perhaps this knowledge prejudiced me against this slender neo-noir, because when I finished, I felt like I had j...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41191880">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Amazon Significant Seven, August 2007:   Michael Harvey's gritty debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, rips the classic crime novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett from their 30s origins and slams them like a brass fist into the teeth of modern-day Chicago. All of the pieces are here: Chandler's Byzantine plots and tack-sharp dialogue; a smorgasbord of knuckle sandwiches to sate the die-hard Hammett fan; and a damaged dame (platinum blonde, natch), straight out of a James Cain roadside diner. Seemingly destined for noir greatness, The Chicago Way both respects its gnarled roots and catapults hardboiled crime fiction into a new century. <em>--Jon Foro</em>   &lt;p/&gt;<strong>P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago</strong><br/> So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I debated between 3 and 4 stars.  Mr. Harvey gets the fourth star for having his protagonist recite Greek poetry (in ancient Greek) and not sound entirely idiotic in a crime noir thriller.<br/><br/>A nice change for me compared to most of the typical murder mysteries that dominate the bestseller l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62598953">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very quick read for me.  I found the plot somewhat annoying.  I really did not like the style of writing, it seemed to be more of a screenplay than a book, with some chapters being 1/2 page in length.  The best part for me was the setting in Chicago.  I loved the flash to my past in the r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61794029">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's best Byzantine plots and the iciest moments of James M. Cain, Michael Harvey's debut, <em>The Chicago Way</em>, also offers readers a walking tour through  P.I. Michael Kelly's Chicago. So where does a detective go to quench his thirst in the Windy City? The author offers Kelly's top five places to get a pint. &lt;p/&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_02a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;image border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/a-plus/chicago_harvey_01a.jpg&quot;/&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p/&gt;<strong>1. The Hidden Shamrock, 2723 North Halsted Street</strong><br/> Best pint of Guinness in the city. Besides, Kelly knows the owners. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>2. Celtic Crossings, 751 North Clark Street</strong><br/> A print of James Joyce's death mask hangs in a frame behind the bar.  Around closing, it's the liveliest-looking thing in the place. &lt;p/&gt;<strong>3. Billy Goat Tavern, 430 North Michigan Avenue, Lower Level</strong><br/> A Chicago legend. And a good place to eavesdrop on the ink-stained wretches that make a living out of other people's misfortune, also known as newspaper reporters. (Learn more about the Billy Goat when Kelly drops in for a drink in his second novel, due out in 2008.) &lt;p/&gt;<strong>4. Hopleaf Bar, 5148 North Clark Street</strong><br/> Beer in three hundred different flavors.  Need we say more? &lt;p/&gt;<strong>5. Coq D'Or inside the Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place</strong><br/> Old school Chicago. Order an Executive Martini, made with eight ice cubes and poured from a brandy snifter. Then find yourself a cab home.  <br/><br/>  &lt;hr class=&quot;bucketDivider&quot; noshade=&quot;true&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;]]>
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