Title: True Detective
Release: November 1983
ISBN: 978-1-6121-8088-5 (2011 Paperback)
Publisher: Thomas and Mercer (2011 Paperback)
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Nate Heller is a cop trying to stay straight in one of the most corrupt places imaginable: Prohibition-era Chicago. When he won't sell out, he's forced to quit the force and become a private investigator.

His first client is Al Capone. His best friend is Eliot Ness.

His most important order of business is staying alive.

"There's a special energy that powers True Detective, the raw brawling energy of 1933 Chicago. Collins' Chicago is perfectly convincing, and so is his detective, Nate Heller. A fine piece of craftsmanship and a deeply satisfying read." -- Laurence Block

"I knew Chicago during Prohibition was supposed to be both dangerous and exciting, and now I know why. . . . A terrific read." -- Donald E. Westlake

"One of the best stories I have ever read." -- Mickey Spillane

"True Detective succeeds on several levels, where other novels have failed on a single one. It is not only a fine private eye novel, but a damned good mystery, and interesting historical novel, and a well-crafted suspense novel." -- Robert Randisi

1984 Shamus Award Winner, Best P.I. Hardcover

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