Description30 years ago a superhero tried to save Chicago.
The Reign of the Kingfisher is his debut novel.. at Indiana University Bloomington.
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He received his MA in literary studies from Eastern Illinois University and is currently working toward a Ph.
Martinson grew up just outside Chicago.
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But did the Kingfisher really die? And who would take hostages connected to the Kingfisher\'s past attempts to clean up the streets? With the help of disgraced police officer Lucinda Tillman and a young hacktivist named Wren, Marcus will explore the city\'s violence, corruption, and chaos to figure out if the vigilante hero died tragically, or gave up hope and abandoned the city--and for the hostages, the clock is ticking.
Then the Kingfisher died, Chicago resumed its violent turmoil, and Marcus slid back into obscurity.
Retired reporter Marcus Waters made his name as a journalist covering the enigmatic superhero\'s five years of cleaning up Chicago\'s streets.
The hostages will be killed one by one, the masked gunman says on-screen, unless the police will admit that they faked the death of the legendary superhero called the Kingfisher and helped him to give up his defense of the city thirty years ago.
Martinson Somewhere in Chicago, a roomful of people have been taken hostage.
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Now the city is again under siege, in this gritty, suspenseful, and beautifully written novel from award-winning debut author T.
Description30 years ago a superhero tried to save Chicago
