Chicago Literature Index

Novels

	Title	Links	Published
1.	*The Cliff-Dwellers*	Henry Blake Fuller Henry Blake Fuller Link	1893
2.	*Sweet Clover*	Clara Louise Burnham Clara Louise Burnham Link	1894
3.	*Rose of Dutcher’s Coolly*	Hamlin Garland Hamlin Garland Link	1895
4.	*Luke Walton or The Chicago Newsboy*	Horatio Alger	1900
5.	*Sister Carrie*	Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser Link	1900
6.	*The Pit*	Frank Norris Frank Norris Link	1903
7.	*An Eye For An Eye*	Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow Link	1905
8.	*Memoirs of an American Citizen*	Robert Herrick Robert Herrick Link	1905
9.	*The Jungle*	Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair Link	1906
10.	*A Winged Victory*	Robert Morss Lovett Robert Morss Lovett Link	1907
11.	*The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love*	Susan Glaspell Susan Glaspell Link	1909
12.	*The Shadow Men*	Donald Richberg Donald Richberg Link	1911
13.	*New Men for Old*	Howard Vincent O'Brien Howard Vincent O’Brien Link	1914
14.	*The Mucker*	Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs Link	1914
15.	*The Titan*	Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser Link	1914
16.	*The Song of the Lark*	Willa Cather Willa Cather Link	1915
17.	*Return of the Mucker*	Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs Link	1916
18.	*Those About Trench*	Edwin Herbert Lewis Edwin Herbert Lewis Link	1916
19.	*Windy McPherson’s Son*	Sherwood Anderson Sherwood Anderson Link	1916
20.	*Fanny Herself*	Edna Ferber Edna Ferber Link	1917
21.	*The Homesteader*	Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux Link	1917
22.	*An American Family: A Novel of Today*	Henry Kitchell Webster Henry Kitchell Webster Link	1919
23.	*The Flail*	Newton Augustus Fuessle Newton Augustus Fuessle Link	1919
24.	*Moon-Calf*	Floyd Dell Floyd Dell Link	1920
25.	*Gold Shod*	Newton Augustus Fuessle Newton Augustus Fuessle Link	1921
26.	*The Girls*	Edna Ferber Edna Ferber Link	1921
27.	*The Love Legend*	Woodward Boyd	1922
28.	*Cane*	Jean Toomer	1923
29.	*The Voice of the Seven Sparrows*	Harry Stephen Keeler Harry Stephen Keeler Link	1924
30.	*Smiths, The*	Janet Ayer Fairbank Janet Ayer Fairbank Link	1925
31.	*Passing*	Nella Larsen Nella Larsen Link	1929
32.	*The Good Red Bricks*	Mary Synon Mary Synon Link	1929
33.	*Saturday Afternoon*	Marion Stroebel Marion Strobel Link	1930
34.	*The 42nd Parallel* This story is told partly in "newsreels" that feature headlines and article bits taken from the Chicago Tribune. One of the main characters, Eleanor, is a Chicago lacemaker. Another character, Eric Egstrom, gets a job in the interior decorating department at Marshall Field's department store.	John Dos Passos John Dos Passos Link	1930
35.	*Who Is the Next?*	Henry Kitchell Webster Henry Kitchell Webster Link	1930
36.	*Years of Grace*	Margaret Ayer Barnes Margaret Ayer Barnes Link	1930
37.	*Nineteen Nineteen*	John Dos Passos John Dos Passos Link	1932
38.	*Young Lonigan*	James T. Farrell James T. Farrell Link	1932
39.	*The Riddle of the Traveling Skull*	Harry Stephen Keeler Harry Stephen Keeler Link	1934
40.	*The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan*	James T. Farrell James T. Farrell Link	1934
41.	*Knock On Any Door*	Willard Motley Willard Motley Link	1947
42.	*Prairie Avenue*	Arthur Meeker, Jr. Arthur Meeker Link	1949
43.	*Trumbull Park*	Frank London Brown Frank London Brown Link	1959
44.	*Dream of Kings* Dream of Kings, Harry Mark Petrakis, 1966	Harry Mark Petrakis Harry Mark Petrakis Link	1966
45.	*Hog Butcher*	Ronald L. Fair Ronald L. Fair Link	1966
46.	*One Fearful Yellow Eye* The eighth novel in the Travis McGee series. McGee, the narrator in all 21 novels, including this one, is a "savage consultant." That means, essentially, that he recovers property in exchange for half of the value. McGee lives in a houseboat usually docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He travels to Chicago to help an old friend, Glory, who married and moved to Chicago after McGee helped her recover from a traumatic experience in Florida. The action takes place in Evanston, though it's a rather generic North Shore depiction. This is the only Chicago-set novel in the series.	John D. MacDonald	1966
47.	*Airport*	Arthur Hailey	1968
48.	*The Thief Who Came to Dinner*	Terrance L. Smith	1972
49.	*Nick the Greek*	Harry Mark Petrakis Harry Mark Petrakis Link	1979
50.	*Windy City*	Sam Ross Sam Ross Link	1979
51.	*Headlines*	Graham Masterton	1986
52.	*She’s on First*	Barbara Gregorich Barbara Gregorich Link	1987
53.	*Mortal Ruin*	John Malcolm	1988
54.	*Saigon, Illinois*	Paul Hoover Paul Hoover Link	1988
55.	*The Case of the Rising Stars* The 87th volume of the Nancy Drew mystery series.	Carolyn Keene	1989
56.	*Wolf Whistle*	Lewis Nordon	1993
57.	*It Had to Be You* (Chicago Stars #1)	Susan Elizabeth Phillips	1994
58.	*Boy Culture*	Matthew Rettenmund	1995
59.	*Deep End of the Ocean*	Mitchard, Jacquelyn Jacquelyn Mitchard Link	1996
60.	*Memory Mambo*	Achy Obejas	1996
61.	*Apollyon*	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	1999
62.	*Peel My Love Like An Onion*	Ana Castillo Ana Castillo Link	1999
63.	*Grave Peril*	Jim Butcher	2001
64.	*Shadow Ball: A Novel of Baseball and Chicago*	Peter Rutkoff	2001
65.	*The Chicago Way* (Michael Kelly #1)	Michael Harvey Michael Harvey Link	2002
66.	*47th Street Black*	Bayo Ojikutu Bayo Ojikutu Link	2003
67.	*Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code* The 3rd novel of Artemis Fowl series.	Eoin Colfer	2003
68.	*Deader by the Lake*	Doug Cummings	2003
69.	*Hairstyles of the Damned*	Joe Meno Joe Meno Link	2004
70.	*The Week You Weren’t Here*	Charles Blackstone	2005
71.	*Fort Dearborn: A Novel*	Jerry Crimmins Jerry Crimmins Link	2006
72.	*Free Burning*	Bayo Ojikutu Bayo Ojikutu Link	2006
73.	*Good Money After Bad*	Donald G. Evans Donald G. Evans Link	2007
74.	*Michael Kelly*	Michael Harvey Michael Harvey Link	2007-2015
75.	*Every Secret Crime*	Doug Cummings	2008
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