Title: The Body in the Truck
Description: Based on a true incident, this book takes us through the minds of the good guys and bad guys, from cops to teens to a three-year-old; even a dog chips in to help solve the strange murder. 
Some violence, but nothing a sophisticated middle-schooler couldn't handle, with language at the same level, but the story is not watered down -- adults will be intrigued.
Subjects: police procedural, murder, psychological thriller, Crime, Fiction, thrillers, general
Places: Chicago, Dolton, Indiana
Time periods: Northern Indiana and NE Illinois, present day