The Overnights by Ian K. Smith

The Overnights

An Ashe Cayne Novel, Book 3

Ian K. Smith, Amir Abdullah, Amistad

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 7, 2024

“Chicago PI Ashe Cayne is the perfect hero for our times.”—Harlan Coben #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian K. Smith brings back former Chicago detective turned private eye Ashe Cayne in this eagerly anticipated mystery in which the investigator finds himself in a race against the clock to protect a high-profile Chicago news anchor and solve the racially charged murder of a Black teen by a white police officer.

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Who it’s for
A private-eye mystery where ratings battles and a racially charged murder collide.
Genres
Private Eye Fiction, Suspense, Black Mystery
Published
HarperCollins, May 7, 2024

About this book

“Chicago PI Ashe Cayne is the perfect hero for our times.”—Harlan Coben #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian K. Smith brings back former Chicago detective turned private eye Ashe Cayne in this eagerly anticipated mystery in which the investigator finds himself in a race against the clock to protect a high-profile Chicago news anchor and solve the racially charged murder of a Black teen by a white police officer.

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Someone wants Morgan Shaw dead—or so the beautiful, brilliant, and hugely popular evening news anchor of top-rated Chicago TV station WLTV believes. Fearing for her safety, she turns to P. I. Ashe Cayne for protection. Though he sympathizes, Ashe turns her down—he’s not a bodyguard. But when Morgan’s car tires are slashed and she’s threatened again, Ashe agrees to help her. Her mysterious assailant isn’t the only threat worrying Morgan. She’s nervous about the upcoming “sweeps”—the all-important overnight ratings period—which will determine Chicago’s highest-rated television newscast and the city’s number-one anchor. Morgan has long been Chicago’s news queen. Now, though her crown is in jeopardy. She refuses to lose to her crosstown rival, and will risk everything to stay on top—including an audacious investigation into the suspicious shooting of an unarmed African American man by a white cop. The explosive case and her discoveries boost her ratings—and create powerful enemies eager to protect their secrets. To save his client and find the truth, Ashe must wade through the tangled layers of competitive local news and the deceptive schemes of its power players, and uncover the identities of those behind the murder of a seemingly innocent man.

Newsroom Under Pressure

A private-eye mystery where ratings battles and a racially charged murder collide.

Come here for

  • An investigator drawn into threats surrounding a high-profile Chicago anchor
  • Suspense threaded through competitive local news and powerful secrets

Expect

  • A race against time to protect a client and uncover the truth
  • A murder investigation shaped by tensions over a police shooting

Where it sits

Private Eye Fiction83%
Black Mystery51%
Suspense24%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Private Eye Fiction
  • Amateur Sleuths
  • Suspense
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  • Crime Fiction
  • Political Thrillers
  • Political Fiction
  • Black Mystery
Authors
Ian K. Smith, Amir Abdullah, Amistad
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 7, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Action & Adventure