CHICAGO MYSTERY AUTHOR BREATHES LIFE INTO HISTORY

Laurel, MD - March 2007 – Wheaton, Illinois author Robert Goldsborough is passionate about history. You see it in his expression when he talks about it and you feel it rippling from the pages of his mystery novels. Applauded for his contribution to the classic mystery genre with his addition of seven novels featuring agoraphobic detective Nero Wolfe and tough guy sidekick Archie Goodwin, Robert Goldsborough is back on the case with his original series featuring Tribune Police Reporter Snap Malek. Historians and readers alike will find great joy in meeting Mr. Goldsborough as he speaks and signs books at the Ridge Historical Society at 10621 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, IL, Saturday March 31, 2007 at 7:00 pm. The public is encouraged to attend, More information can be obtained by calling 773-881-1675.

Goldsborough's trademark style of gritty detectives and vivid description are at a definite high in this novel of murder and mayhem. Deftly written dialogue and a unique and colorful cast of characters, featuring the fictional and the factual, bring this classic-style mystery to life.

THREE STRIKES YOU'RE DEAD takes fans back to 1938 Chicago, to a time when politics were king and baseball ruled. Dizzy Dean sat in the driver's seat of the Cubs' World Series ride, while scandal rocked the tight political community of the Windy City.

Booklist (6/15/05 100th Anniversary Issue) calls THREE STRIKES YOU'RE DEAD "…at once sinister and appealing…an engaging subplot… An enormously entertaining caper."

"…cause for any mystery fan to rejoice! …a master storyteller, providing crackling dialogue and plot twists around every corner – readers are in for a real treat!" –Max Allan Collins, author of ROAD TO PURGATORY

SHADOW OF THE BOMB reunites readers with Snap Malek. While work grinds on in the shadowy catacombs beneath an abandoned football stadium–work that will forever alter our world–Chicago Tribune police reporter Steve Malek delves into the intrigue. Battling for an exclusive story and, ultimately, for his very life, Malek finds himself in the midst of history-in-the-making.

"The author's own secret weapon is the way he stirs in just enough period detail to make you believe it really happened this way." –Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

"Featuring great characters and wonderful dialog…Goldsborough’s description of Chicago has the quality of Max Allan Collins’ fiction and Erik Larson’s factual The Devil in the White City.” –August P. Aleksy, Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, Forest Park, IL

Robert Goldsborough recently completed DEATH IN PILSEN. The third title in the Snap Malek Mystery series is slated for an October 2007 release from the Echelon Press Publishing.

For Advance Review Copies and requests for interviews and author events for Robert Goldsborough, please contact Karen L. Syed.

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