Children of Chicago

Name: Children of Chicago
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cynthia Pelayo
ISBN: 9781666123920

Author: Cynthia Pelayo

Narrator: Sofia Willingham

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/11/2021

Categories: Fiction, Hispanic & Latino, Suspense & Thriller, Crime

Synopsis

This horrifying retelling of the Pied Piper fairytale set in present-day Chicago is an edge of your seat, chills up the spine, thrill ride.

When Detective Lauren Medina sees the calling card at a murder scene in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, she knows the Pied Piper has returned. When another teenager is brutally murdered at the same lagoon where her sister's body was found floating years before, she is certain that the Pied Piper is not just back, he's looking for payment he's owed from her. Lauren's torn between protecting the city she has sworn to keep safe, and keeping a promise she made long ago with her sister's murderer. She may have to ruin her life by exposing her secrets and lies to stop the Pied Piper before he collects.

About Cynthia Pelayo

Cynthia Pelayo is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, and Poems of My Night, all of which have been nominated for International Latino Book Awards. Poems of My Night was also nominated for an Elgin Award. She holds a bachelor of arts in journalism, a master of science in marketing, a master of fine arts in writing, and is a doctoral candidate in business psychology. Cina was raised in inner city Chicago, where she lives with her husband and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sadie on May 17, 2021

Cynthia Pelayo’s CHILDREN OF CHICAGO blurs the line between a realistic, modern, police procedural thriller and magical realism. In this tale, Pelayo sets the stage on the streets of Chicago with all the loving details only a resident could replicate so vividly. Readers will feel like they’re riding......more

Goodreads review by Roxie on February 07, 2021

I struggled with writing this review and let it really bake in my head before putting it in words. I am a fan of Cynthia Pelayo's poetry and INTO THE FOREST AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH made my Top 20 of 2020 list after it broke my heart. With those same emotions carrying me into my venture of her fictio......more

Goodreads review by Dana-Adriana B. on January 26, 2021

I never knew that is a dark side for fairy tales, and, reading this book made me look for the folklore. I found it more than interesting. This book is a grim retelling of Piped Piper story with lots of horror elements. Great read! Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the free copy.......more

Goodreads review by Becky on January 05, 2021

STAR review in the January 2021 issue of Library Journal: [URL not allowed] Three Words That Describe This Book: strong world building, relentless place, harrowing Draft Review: Lauren Medina is new to the rank of Detective in the Chicago Police Department but her roots run deep......more

Goodreads review by OutlawPoet on January 04, 2021

Sometimes, you review a book and you’re all cool – like, why yes this certainly deserves five stars. Sometimes, you’re more like THIS IS FIVE FREAKING STARS AND CAN THIS ALSO BE A MOVIE PLEASE?!?! Yup…this is the latter. Children of Chicago can best be described as Candyman meets Slenderman meets The B......more