num_pages: 358
description: Nate Heller, an honest young plainclothes cop on the corrupt Chicago police force, turns in his badge and becomes a private detective, only to find himself entangled with such varied characters as Al Capone and President Franklin Roosevelt
language: English
title: True Detective
titlecomplete: True Detective (Nathan Heller, #1)
genres: Historical, Crime, Thriller, Historical Mystery, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 1951
series: Nathan Heller, Frank Nitti
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best PI Hardcover
publisher: St. Martin's Press