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From acclaimed author Tracy Clark comes a page-turning mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a deadly affinity for redheads.
When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one detail stands out: the red lipstick encircling her wrists and ankles.
Detective Harriet Foster is on the case, even though she’s still grieving the sudden death of her partner. As a Black woman in a male-dominated department, Foster anticipates a rocky road ahead acclimating to a new team—and building trust with her new partner isn’t coming easily.
After another victim turns up with the same lipstick markings, Foster suspects she’s looking for a serial killer. Through a tip from a psychiatrist, Foster learns about Bodie Morgan: a troubled man with a twisted past and a penchant for pretty young redheads with the bluest eyes. As Foster wades into Morgan’s sinister history, the killer continues their gruesome assault on Chicago’s streets.
In her desperate race to catch the murderer before they strike again, Foster will have to confront the darkest of secrets—including her own.
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"Clark’s compelling, suspenseful, and action-packed debut introduces a dogged, tough African American woman investigator who is complex and courageous and surrounded by a family of fascinating misfits. Fans of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone or Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski will welcome Cass Raines to their ranks."
— Library Journal (starred review)
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A Chicago cop still mourning her late partner transfers to a new precinct just in time to catch a truly creepy case. Solid…work from a writer who knows the dark side of the Windy City.
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Tracy Clark’s not-so-hidden talent is for conjuring characters who are engaging and achingly real. Detective Harri Foster is a stellar recruit to her new team and to our crime fiction shelves. Hide is a page-turner with heart.
— Lori Rader-Day, Agatha Award–winning author of Death at Greenway -
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You know those books that are wonderful, but that envy, the worm in the bud, makes you shy away from praising because you wish you’d created that prose or those insights? Runner by Tracy Clark. She understands the streets, kids, the way a PI and a cop really work. Kudos.
— Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series and cofounder of Sisters in Crime -
Clark writes with purpose, her sense of social justice never venturing into dogma but remaining fully rooted in Raines’s actions and personality. She saves, but is no savior, because she operates in a world where survival is the benchmark, and pain remains in the aftermath.
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Clark has a unique voice in the PI genre, one that is articulate, daring, and ultimately hopeful.
— S.A. Cosby, Anthony and ITW award-winner, The Washington Post -
Broken Places
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Engrossing and superbly written—I can’t say enough good things about Broken Places!
— Lisa Black, New York Times bestselling author of That Darkness and Unpunished -
Unforgettable…Distinctive, vividly written characters lift this promising debut. Readers will be eager for the sequel.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
This street-smart first mystery boasts great characterization and a terrific new protagonist. Get this writer on your radar now.
— Booklist
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About Tracy Clark
Tracy Clark is the author of four novels in the Chicago Mystery series and three novels in the Detective Harriet Foster series. Broken Places was shortlisted for the American Library Association’s RUSA Reading List and named a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She received the 2020 and 2022 G. P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. A Chicago native, she works as an editor in the challenging newspaper business. She is a proud member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime, and she sits on the boards of Bouchercon National and the Midwest Mystery Conference. Find her on Facebook (https://facebook.com/tclarkbooks), Twitter (@tracypc6161), Instagram (@tpclark2000), or her website (https://tracyclarkbooks.com).