A Body in Belmont Harbor — Michael Raleigh

Death on the Chicago waterfront pulls a PI into a twisting case: “An underappreciated, carefully crafted series” (Booklist).
 
Two years ago, a computer software specialist was found dead in Belmont Harbor, an apparent suicide. Now, the body of a low-rent bookie has been found very close to the same spot -- and the businessman's wealthy widow hires Paul Whelan to find out whether her husband really killed himself at all.
 
There are, in fact, connections between the two men -- and as Whelan tries to sort them out with some unofficial help from a friend on the force, he's drawn into a world of missing accountants, mysterious tough guys, and dirty deals . . .
 
“Sleek plotting . . . Raleigh, who delivered the goods in his debut novel, Death in Uptown, shows no signs of faltering.” -- Publishers Weekly