Blurb: Kelly is hired by an ex-flame to tail her abusive husband. But what looks like a bread-and-butter domestic dispute turns out to be more than he bargained for. The tail leads him to an old house on Chicago's North Side. Here he finds a body and what appears to be the answer to one of Chicago's most enduring mysteries: who started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and why.
As he explores further he is drawn into a web of corruption and intrigue that reaches right to the top. An unknown enemy is out to frame Kelly for murder and rewrite history in the process - including the past he didn't even know he had.
Soon Kelly will find himself in the last place he wants to be - City Hall's fifth floor, where the Mayor is feeling the heat and looking to silence any investigations.
The trailer:
My take: The second book in the PI Michael Kelly series, The Fifth Floor, was published in 2008. Can be read as a stand-alone but not a bad idea to read the first book, The Chicago Way before the second. A terrific noir read edged by humour and grit. Also a very humane book showing how the vagaries of life can sometimes catch up to the best of us, like the weather and the seasons. I love it to absolute bits!
Rating: 6/5
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