Enter to Win a Copy of The Third Rail by Michael Harvey

Omnimystery News is pleased to welcome Michael Harvey, author of the Michael Kelly mysteries. In recognition of the publication of the trade paperback edition of the third entry in the series, The Third Rail (Minotaur Books, March 2011, 978-0-307-94658-4), Kaye Publicity is providing our readers with an opportunity to win a copy of the book. Visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Michael Harvey: The Third Rail" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (8711) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends 03/29/2011.)

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About The Third Rail: A woman is shot as she waits for her train to work. An hour later, a second woman is gunned down as she rides an elevated train through the Loop. Two hours after that, a church becomes the target of a chemical weapons attack. The city of Chicago is under siege, and Michael Kelly, cynical cop turned private investigator, just happens to be on the scene when all hell breaks loose.

Kelly is initially drawn into the case by the killers themselves, then tasked by Chicago's mayor and the FBI to hunt down the bad guys and, all things being equal, put a bullet in them. Kelly, of course, has other ideas. As he gets closer to the truth, his instincts lead him to a retired cop, a shady train company, and an unnerving link to his own past. Meanwhile, Kelly's girlfriend, Rachel Swenson, becomes a pawn in a much larger game, while a weapon that could kill millions ticks away quietly in the very belly of the city.

The Third Rail is available in Trade Paperback and popular eBook formats (see icons below book cover above). In our review of The Third Rail, we called it "a compelling, action-packed thriller ... a tough book to put down ..."

For a chance to win a copy of The Third Rail, courtesy of Kaye Publicity, visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Michael Harvey: The Third Rail" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (8711) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends 03/29/2011.)

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