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Author:

Schwegel, Theresa.

Title:

The good boy / Theresa Schwegel.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Minotaur Books,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

357 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Police--Chicago--Chicago--Fiction.
Police dogs--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Vendetta--Fiction.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural.
Domestic fiction.

Summary:

"Edgar award winner Theresa Schwegel returns with The Good Boy, her most dramatic and emotional novel to date, a family epic that combines the hard-boiled grit of her acclaimed police thrillers with an intimate portrait of a young boy trying to follow his heart in an often heartless city. For Officer Pete Murphy, K9 duty is as much a punishment as a promotion. When a shaky arrest reignites a recent scandal and triggers a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, all eyes are on Pete as the department braces for another media firestorm. Meanwhile, Pete's eleven-year-old son Joel feels invisible. His parents hardly notice him--unless they're arguing about his 'behavioral problems'--and his older sister, McKenna, has lately disappeared into the strange and frightening world of teenagerdom. About the only friend Joel has left is Butchie, his father's furry 'partner.' When Joel and Butchie follow McKenna to a neighborhood bully's party, illegal activity kicks the dog's police training into overdrive, and soon the duo are on the run, navigating the streets of Chicago as they try to stay one step ahead of the bad guys--bad guys who may have a very personal interest in getting some payback on Officer Pete Murphy"-- Provided by publisher.
"Edgar award winner Theresa Schwegel returns with her most dramatic and emotional novel to date, a family epic that combines the hard-boiled grit of her acclaimed police thrillers with an intimate portrait of a young boy trying to follow his heart in an often heartless city. For Officer Pete Murphy, K9 duty is as much a punishment as a promotion. When a shaky arrest reignites a recent scandal and triggers a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, all eyes are on Pete as the department braces for another media firestorm. Meanwhile, Pete's eleven-year-old son Joel feels invisible. His parents hardly notice him--unless they're arguing about his 'behavioral problems'--and his older sister, McKenna, has lately disappeared into the strange and frightening world of teenagerdom. About the only friend Joel has left is Butchie, his father's furry 'partner.' When Joel and Butchie follow McKenna to a neighborhood bully's party, illegal activity kicks the dog's police training into overdrive, and soon the duo are on the run, navigating the streets of Chicago as they try to stay one step ahead of the bad guys--bad guys who may have a very personal interest in getting some payback on Officer Pete Murphy"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

125000179X (hardback)
9781250001795 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)828483706

LCCN:

2013025314

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

STPC124 -- Allison Public Library (Allison)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

WJPC185 -- Aurelia Public Library (Aurelia)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

OCPA943 -- Clare Public Library (Clare)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

HHPC765 -- Laurens Public Library (Laurens)

KFPB896 -- Milton Public Library (Milton)

GCPC771 -- Mitchellville Public Library (Mitchellville)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

NUPD663 -- Osage Public Library (Osage)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)