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From Michael Harvey Chicagorsquos best-known crime writer and author of the popular Michael Kelly series comes something different a leap forward into a dark world where the lines between innocence and guilt disappear altogether Theyrsquore young brilliant beautiful and naiumlve enough to believe they can make a difference For three graduate students the exclusive innocence seminar at the nationrsquos most esteemed journalism school is supposed to teach them how to free the falsely accused from prison Little do they know the most important lesson theyrsquoll learn is how to stay alive The first day of class for Ian Joyce and Sarah Gold starts like any other until a fellow student Jake Havens pulls a wrinkled envelope from his backpack Inside is a bloodstained scrap of shirt from a boy murdered fourteen years ago and an anonymous note taking credit for the killing The only problem is the alleged murderer is already dead Suddenly the class has a new assignment find the real killer As the case unfolds the bodies and questions begin to pile up Why are innocent men being framed Whorsquos been getting away with murder Drawn into a web of deceit and corruption the students realize they too are being hunted Ian Sarah and Jake are smart but are they smart enough to stay aliveFrom Northwesternrsquos idyllic campus to the grittiest corners of Chicago to the frigid depths of Lake Michigan The Innocence Game is irresistible harrowing suspense from a writer at the top of his form.
About the Author
Michael Harvey is the best-selling author of seven crime novels, The Chicago Way, The Fifth Floor, The Third Rail, We All Fall Down, The Innocence Game, The Governor's Wife and Brighton, and Pulse. Michael is also an investigative reporter, documentary producer and co-creator, producer and executive producer of A&E's groundbreaking forensic series, Cold Case Files. Michael's investigative journalism and documentary work has won multiple news Emmys and CableACE awards, numerous national and international film festival awards, a CINE Golden Eagle, two Prime-Time Emmy nominations, as well as an Academy Award nomination. Michael was also selected by the Chicago Tribune as Chicagoan of the Year in Literature for 2011.Michael holds a bachelors degree, magna cum laude with honors, in classical languages from Holy Cross College, a law degree with honors from Duke University and a masters degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Michael is currently an adjunct professor at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Michael was born in Boston and lives in Chicago.