Michael Raleigh
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[edit] General Information
Name: Michael RaleighPen Name: None
Genre: Mystery
Born: 1947 in Chicago, Illinois
Website: http://www.midlandauthors.com/raleigh.html
Email: castleflynn@hotmail.com
[edit] Illinois Connection
Raleigh is a lifelong Chicagoan. He grew up on the north side of Chicago, spending the first 11 years in the neighborhood around old Riverview amusement park, a neighborhood that is the setting for his novel In the Castle of the Flynns. The family later moved to the area now called Wrigleyville. Michael attended DePaul Academy for high school, and then attended DePaul University, where he received a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in English literature, with a minor in American history.
[edit] Biographical and Professional Information
Raleigh is the author of nine novels and has received four Illinois Arts Council awards for fiction. He is an emeritus professor of English and History of the City Colleges, currently teaching at DePaul.
[edit] Published Works
- Death in Uptown, St. Martin`s Press, 1991
- A Body in Belmont Harbor, St. Martin`s Press, 1993
- The Maxwell Street Blues, St. Martin`s Press, 1994
- Killer on Argyle Street, St. Martin`s Press, 1995
- The Riverview Murders, St. Martin`s Press, 1997
- In the Castle of the Flynns, Sourcebooks, 2002
- The Blue Moon Circus, Sourcebooks, 2003
[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
 | Death in Uptown: A Paul Whelan MysteryISBN: 0595093418 Release Date: 2000-04-28 |
 | A Body in Belmont Harbor: A Paul Whelan MysteryISBN: 059509340X Release Date: 2000-05-17 |
 | The Maxwell Street Blues: A Paul Whelan Mystery (Paul Whelan Mysteries)ISBN: 0595093426 Release Date: 2000-03-24 |
 | Killer on Argyle Street: A Paul Whelan Mystery (Paul Whelan Mysteries)ISBN: 0595093434 Release Date: 2000-03-15 |
 | The Riverview Murders: A Paul Whelan MysteryISBN: 0312156413 Release Date: 1997-07 |
 | In the Castle of the FlynnsISBN: 0425190366 Release Date: 2003-08-05 |
 | The Blue Moon Circus: A NovelISBN: 1402202385 Release Date: 2004-03-01 |
[edit] Literary Awards
Fellow of Illinois Arts Council 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989
[edit] Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
Speaking Engagement Availability: (Yes)
Raleigh has given programs on all aspects of writing fiction, finding an agent, dealing with publishers and surviving the creative process in one piece. As a former instructor of Chicago History at Truman College, he has also given talks on little-known features of life in Chicago in the 1800s and on the Great Chicago Fire.
Contact Information:
Agent - Jane Jordan
Browne Multimedia Product Development, Inc.
410 S. Michigan Ave., Room 724
Chicago, Illinois 60605
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