Shane Gericke is an American novelist living in Naperville, Illinois. [1] Before becoming a published thriller writer, he was a journalist, most recently at the Chicago Sun-Times from 1982 to 1994. [2] [3] [4]
Shane Gericke is an American novelist living in Naperville, Illinois. [1] Before becoming a published thriller writer, he was a journalist, most recently at the Chicago Sun-Times from 1982 to 1994. [2] [3] [4]
Gericke's first three novels star Naperville police officer Emily Thompson. His most recent novel introduced Chicago police detective Sue Davis.
Some Gericke bibliographies include a 1998 novel called Crusade. This book was sold and assigned an ISBN, but the publisher went bankrupt before any copies were printed, and the book has never actually seen publication. [9]
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