Thanks to my family and friends for their love and encouragement. A special shout-out to Mal Flanagan. Get better, pal.
Finally, I’d like to remember Jake O’Donnell. I was lucky enough to call him a friend. We miss you, Jake.
That’s it. Love you, Mary Frances.
A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Harvey is the author of two other Michael Kelly books, The Chicago Way and The Fifth Floor, as well as a journalist and documentary producer. His work has won numerous national and international awards, including multiple Emmy Awards and an Academy Award nomination. Mr. Harvey earned a law degree from Duke University, a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in classical languages from Holy Cross College. Additional information can be found at www.michaelharveybooks.com.
THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK
PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2010 by Michael Harvey
All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harvey, Michael T.
The third rail / Michael Harvey.—1st ed.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-59310-8
1. Private investigators—Fiction. 2. Criminal snipers—Fiction.
3. Chicago (Ill.)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3608.A78917T47 2010
813′.6—dc22 2009046502
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Dedication
Part 1 - The Elevated
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Part 2 - Lake Shore Drive
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Part 3 - Cabrini-Green
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Part 4 - The Blue Line
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright