Dead in Chicago
You don’t have to be from the Windy City to love these mysteries set in Chicago. In this session, authors Tracy Clark, Naomi Hirahara and Lori Rader-Day will discuss the reason they staged their stories on the edge of Lake Michigan.
| Fast Passes: | This event has free Fast Passes. Fast Passes are not available yet. |
| Where: | Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Mystery / Thrillers |
| Moderator: | Delia Pitts |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Long Realty |
Panelists
Tracy ClarkTracy Clark is the award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series. A multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty, Edgar, Macavity, and Shamus Awards finalist, her current novel "Edge," was released in December....
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Naomi HiraharaNaomi Hirahara is an Edgar Award winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her Mas Arai mysteries feature a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes....
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Lori Rader-DayLori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award winning author of the just released, "Wreck Your Heart." Other popular novels in her repertoire are "The Death of Us," "Death at Greenway," "The Lucky One," and "Under a Dark Sky....
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Books:
Edge
Tracy Clark
Mystery / Thrillers
Amazon Publishing
December 2025
ISBN 9781662517358
Paperback
Buy nowFrom 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. More/less
Crown City
Naomi Hirahara
Mystery / Thrillers
Soho Press Inc
February 2026
ISBN 9781641296083
336 pages
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Wreck Your Heart
A Novel
Lori Rader-Day
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
January 2026
ISBN 9781250393739
352 pages
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