"A new collection of crime stories about the real Windy City"--Cover.

"Written entirely by Chicago authors"--Cover.

Blue note / Stuart M. Kaminsky -- O death where is thy sting? / Kevin Guilfoile -- Your sweet man / Libby Fischer Hellmann -- Good evenin', blues / Jack Fredrickson -- Publicity stunts / Sara Paretsky -- Guarding Lacey / Kris Nelscott -- Overproof / JA Konrath -- The non compos mentis blues / Sean Chercover -- Scrap / Max Alan Collins -- Chasing the blues / Michael Black -- Blind man blues / Steven B. Mandel -- A weekend in the country / David J. Walker -- A shade of blue / Michael Allen Dymmoch -- The test / Sam Reaves -- My heroes have always been shortstops / D.C. Brod -- Code blue / Mary V. Welk -- The sin-eater / Sam Hill -- No one / Marcus Sakey -- The blue line / Ronald Levitsky -- Lower Wacker blues / Brian Pinkerton -- The Lower Wacker Hilton / Barbara D'Amato.

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