A Body in Belmont Harbor: A Paul Whelan Mystery

By Michael Raleigh

“A shaggy, satisfying valentine to Chicago's seedy uptown.” —KIRKUS

The body of a small-time drug dealer washes up in Belmont Harbor among the yachts of Chicago's wealthy. Convinced that this murder connects to her husband’s suicide two years prior, wealthy widow Janice Fairs hires private eye Paul Whelan to investigate.

Whelan's investigation takes him into the rarefied air of the wealthy, where he begins to discover unlikely connections between the two men in the harbor. But Whelan isn’t the only one snooping, and he discovers himself an unwitting player in a game of cat-and-mouse, with deadly consequences. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Release date: Feb 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781626816206

Michael Raleigh

Michael Raleigh is the author of five Paul Whelan mysteries. He has received four Illinois Arts Council grants for fiction, and his stories and poetry have appeared in a number of literary magazines. His fifth book, The Riverview Murders, won the Eugene Izzi award. He lives in Chicago with his wife, three children, and a deranged cat.

Reviews for A Body in Belmont Harbor

[jimmaclachlan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This one was just as good or maybe a bit better than the last book. Not that it relied a lot on the setting of the other, but at least it was more familiar & there were a few old faces. Good mystery, too. He's a somewhat understated hero, but very tenacious. Good reader, too. I'll listen to another.