by Eugene Izzi
First published 1989
The booster lives by simple rules: steal clean, stay anonymous, survive another day. But when Chicago's mob comes calling with an unusual proposition, those rules get complicated fast. They want him to settle a score involving a murdered police officer, and the job requires breaking into one of the city's most secure buildings, the Sears Tower. The thief finds himself caught between criminal obligations and unexpected moral territory as he navigates the dangerous waters of organized crime vengeance. What starts as another professional contract becomes something far more personal and perilous. The booster must use every skill he has learned to pull off the heist while staying alive in a game where the stakes keep rising and trust is a luxury he cannot afford.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: high-stakes, morally-ambiguous-protagonist
Setting: Chicago, Sears Tower
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
Hardcover · St Martins Pr