Chicago private eye Nick Acropolis is back with a new adventure. Billy Mansfield has been on Death Row for more than 20 years, and Nick helped put him there in his days as a Chicago homicide detective. Now he's asked to find evidence to free him. Could Billy Mansfield really be innocent?

"Westerfield's Chain," the first Nick Acropolis novel, was a Shamus Award finalist.

"A great read," --Publishers Weekly

"A pure delight for many reasons, not the least of which is the way Jack Clark celebrates and rings a few changes of the familiar private eye script...There's a memorable moment [on] virtually every page." --Chicago Tribune

"A likeable protagonist and spirited, uncluttered prose." --Kirkus Reviews

"Jack Clark's descriptions are beautifully haunting and his plotting is exceptional." Romantic Times.