Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Probable Cause
“Schwegel spins a taut and muscular tale that explores the dark side of law enforcement. The cast is convincing, the suspense is unrelenting, the result is top-flight entertainment.”
---The San Diego Union-Tribune
“While Schwegel skillfully tightens the plot screws . . . she also has fun riding with the cops through the best and worst of Chicagos neighborhoods.”
---The New York Times Book Review
“Convincing local color and the winning depiction of Weiss . . . the twenty-three-year-olds bright future in the genre seems inevitable. . . . A solidly written coming-of-age tale with an endearing and believable hero.”
---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Office Down
“An excellent choice for contemporary noir fans.”
---The Baltimore Sun
“[Schwegels] impressive first mystery . . . catches the flavor of the city in endearing ways. . . . Schwegel, who writes about police work with authority, has also created a tough and original character.”
---Chicago Tribune
“Readers at last can enjoy a tough-gal yarn with heaps of moral ambiguity and good guys gone bad. . . . [Samantha] Mack isnt your average cop.”
---San Francisco Chronicle
Review
“A smart, propulsive, tightrope-walking mystery.”—The New York Times
“A riveting...nail-biting thriller.”—Chicago Sun Times
“Fascinating and compelling.”—USA Today
“Quickening suspense...vivid characterizations.”—Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
Leslie McHugh is married to an undercover cop. She thinks she knows what its like to share her life with a man who spends his days living a lie, who keeps secrets for a living, who trusts no one, not even her. She can see the pressure, the fear, the pent-up rage, and, worst of all, the distance growing between them that Craig promised hed never allow. But what does she really know? Lonely, tired, and starting to drink too much, she knows that their marriage is on the rocks because her husband lives a second life she knows almost nothing about.
When a thousand dollars disappears from their bank account, she wants answers, but before she can even ask the questions, their seventeen-year-old daughter, a real cops kid already on a collision course with trouble, turns up at the center of Craigs investigation into a snitchs violent death. Leslies had enough; shes determined to get to the truth and protect her family---no matter what the cost.
Again and again, Edgar Award winner Theresa Schwegel shows a remarkable ability to get inside a cops world---both at the precinct house and at home---making Person of Interest some of the most compelling crime fiction in bookstores today.
Synopsis
Edgar Award-winning author Theresa Schwegel goes inside a cops world—both at the precinct house and at home—with PERSON OF INTEREST
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
“A riveting...nail-biting thriller.”—Chicago Sun Times
Leslie McHugh is married to an undercover cop. She thinks she knows what its like to share her life with a man who spends his days living a lie, who keeps secrets for a living, who trusts no one—not even her.
“Fascinating and compelling.”—USA Today
But what does she really know about her husband Craig? He lives a second life she knows almost nothing about. And when a thousand dollars disappears from their bank account, Leslie wants answers... Before she can even ask questions, though, Ivy—their seventeen-year-old daughter whos already on a collision course with trouble—turns up at the center of Craigs investigation into a snitchs violent death. Leslies had enough; shes determined to get to the truth and protect her family. But at what cost?
“Quickening suspense...vivid characterizations.”—Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
Leslie McHugh is married to an undercover cop. She thinks she knows what its like to share her life with a man who spends his days living a lie, who keeps secrets for a living, who trusts no one—not even her.
But what does she really know about her husband Craig? He lives a second life she knows almost nothing about. And when a thousand dollars disappears from their bank account, Leslie wants answers... Before she can even ask questions, though, Ivy—their seventeen-year-old daughter whos already on a collision course with trouble—turns up at the center of Craigs investigation into a snitchs violent death. Leslies had enough; shes determined to get to the truth and protect her family. But at what cost?
About the Author
THERESA SCHWEGEL was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Loyola University, she received an MFA in screenwriting at Chapman University in California. Her first novel, Officer Down, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was short-listed for the Anthony Award. In 2008, she received the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. After ten years in Los Angeles, she has returned to Chicago.Visit her online at Visit her online at www.theresaschwegel.com.