PROBABLE CAUSE For Officer Ray Weiss, part of the experience of being a rookie on the force is undergoing an initiation rite in order to prove his allegiance to his fellow cops. Weiss's assignment - burglary - is especially risky, knowing how deeply it would disappoint his straight-edged lieutenant father. But he goes through with the late-night scam anyway, and winds up wondering how to explain finding storeowner Petras Ipolitas’ corpse. When Weiss wants to know what happened, he gets cold shoulders from his coworkers, and soon his only ally is Detective Sloane Pierce — the one woman who wants the answers that could end his career. Feeling confused and betrayed, and fearing for his life, Weiss is then called on to make a difficult choice -if Ipolitas’ real killer does not stop him first. * New York Times Editor's Choice * Rights Information Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, Hardcover (December 26, 2006) St. Martin's Minotaur, Mass market paperback (October 30, 2007) Territory: North American Rights Available: Electronic; Translation via Danny Baror International; Film/TV Reviews: "Solidly written coming-of-age tale with an endearing and believable hero." - Kirkus (Starred review) "[A] whirlwind of double-crosses, illegal immigration and cover-ups…[a] genuinely intriguing story [that] leaves no time for impatience or disengagement." - Publisher’s Weekly "Schwegel skillfully tightens the plot screws that force Ray Weiss to develop his own code of ethics…. she also has fun riding with the cops through the best and worst of Chicago's neighborhoods." - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times "[A] damn fine crime novel - one that builds up hopes of even greater work from the Edgar-winning author." - Sarah Weinman "Schwegel spins a taut and muscular tale that explores the dark side of law enforcement. The cast is convincing, the suspense is unrelenting, the result is top-flight entertainment." - San Diego Union Tribune "Schwegel pulls off the "what's real?" plot perfectly. That's because she builds great characters who seem honestly engaged with practices that are, to say the least, questionable. There's enough nuance and depth to make us wince and hope they wake up before the final paragraph." - Toronto Globe and Mail Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

PROBABLE CAUSE

For Officer Ray Weiss, part of the experience of being a rookie on the force is undergoing an initiation rite in order to prove his allegiance to his fellow cops. Weiss's assignment - burglary - is especially risky, knowing how deeply it would disappoint his straight-edged lieutenant father. But he goes through with the late-night scam anyway, and winds up wondering how to explain finding storeowner Petras Ipolitas’ corpse.

When Weiss wants to know what happened, he gets cold shoulders from his coworkers, and soon his only ally is Detective Sloane Pierce — the one woman who wants the answers that could end his career. Feeling confused and betrayed, and fearing for his life, Weiss is then called on to make a difficult choice -if Ipolitas’ real killer does not stop him first.

* New York Times Editor's Choice *

Rights Information

Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, Hardcover (December 26, 2006)
St. Martin's Minotaur, Mass market paperback (October 30, 2007)

Territory: North American

Rights Available: Electronic; Translation via Danny Baror International; Film/TV

Reviews:
"Solidly written coming-of-age tale with an endearing and believable hero." - Kirkus (Starred review)

"[A] whirlwind of double-crosses, illegal immigration and cover-ups…[a] genuinely intriguing story [that] leaves no time for impatience or disengagement." - Publisher’s Weekly

"Schwegel skillfully tightens the plot screws that force Ray Weiss to develop his own code of ethics…. she also has fun riding with the cops through the best and worst of Chicago's neighborhoods." - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times

"[A] damn fine crime novel - one that builds up hopes of even greater work from the Edgar-winning author." - Sarah Weinman

"Schwegel spins a taut and muscular tale that explores the dark side of law enforcement. The cast is convincing, the suspense is unrelenting, the result is top-flight entertainment." - San Diego Union Tribune

"Schwegel pulls off the "what's real?" plot perfectly. That's because she builds great characters who seem honestly engaged with practices that are, to say the least, questionable. There's enough nuance and depth to make us wince and hope they wake up before the final paragraph." - Toronto Globe and Mail

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com