Present day: A major mob bust going down. The FBI pulls back surveillance, a killer flees. There's slaughter in the 'burbs of Chicago; a murderer heads downtown. Why did he do it? Where is he going? Above all, what will he do next? Detective Wallace Greer and his partner, Romar Jones, are hot on the killer's trail. They give chase through the Gold Coast and its tony restaurants, under the El in the East Loop, by Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, following the evidence, but always slightly behind; bodies mark the route. Five days in a cold Chicago winter. Motives collide. Psyches split. There's no rest, no time; it's all angles and action. They have to head off the killer, prevent killings too close to home. But can they catch him? Kill him? There's only one way to find out.From The Kansas City StarSteve Monroe's third novel, and "Pursuit, and " begins where many police procedural novels start to wind down: a high-ranking mob figure has been convinced to testify in court, unraveling the organization at the seams. Monroe has penned two other previous crime thrillers, and "'46, Chicago and " and and "'57, Chicago. and " In and "Pursuit and " he doesn't show all of his cards until he's ready, and you'll be forgiven for feeling astonished at how he slipped characters and details past you, right up until the twist at the end. and " Matthew Tiffany Special to The Star From Publishers WeeklyThis gritty, one-note crime novel from Monroe ('46, Chicago) finds 75-year-old mobster Vitus Gorski on a killing rampage, while an FBI task force led by agent Martin Lowell focuses on an operation designed to shut down mob activity in Chicago. Det. Wally Greer of the Chicago PD catches the call about Gorski's murder and discovers a surprising link between it and the double killing of a police officer and a mobster's brother. The cunning and savagery of Gorski, a hulking monster of a mobster despite his age, and the determination of Greer make for an even and exciting match.