Chicago Literature Index

Novels

	Title	Links	Published
1.	*A Secret of the Midway Plaisance*	Byron S. Adams	1893
2.	*The Cliff-Dwellers*	Henry Blake Fuller Henry Blake Fuller Link	1893
3.	*Sweet Clover*	Clara Louise Burnham Clara Louise Burnham Link	1894
4.	*Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City, Clara Louise Burnham, 1894, romance fiction.*	Clara Louise Burnham	1894
5.	*Rose of Dutcher’s Coolly*	Hamlin Garland Hamlin Garland Link	1895
6.	*Luke Walton or The Chicago Newsboy*	Horatio Alger	1900
7.	*Sister Carrie*	Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser Link	1900
8.	*The Pit*	Frank Norris Frank Norris Link	1903
9.	*An Eye For An Eye*	Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow Link	1905
10.	*Memoirs of an American Citizen*	Robert Herrick Robert Herrick Link	1905
11.	*The Jungle*	Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair Link	1906
12.	*A Winged Victory*	Robert Morss Lovett Robert Morss Lovett Link	1907
13.	*The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love*	Susan Glaspell Susan Glaspell Link	1909
14.	*The Shadow Men*	Donald Richberg Donald Richberg Link	1911
15.	*New Men for Old*	Howard Vincent O'Brien Howard Vincent O’Brien Link	1914
16.	*The Mucker*	Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs Link	1914
17.	*The Titan*	Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser Link	1914
18.	*The Song of the Lark*	Willa Cather Willa Cather Link	1915
19.	*Return of the Mucker*	Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs Link	1916
20.	*Those About Trench*	Edwin Herbert Lewis Edwin Herbert Lewis Link	1916
21.	*Windy McPherson’s Son*	Sherwood Anderson Sherwood Anderson Link	1916
22.	*Fanny Herself*	Edna Ferber Edna Ferber Link	1917
23.	*The Homesteader*	Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux Link	1917
24.	*An American Family: A Novel of Today*	Henry Kitchell Webster Henry Kitchell Webster Link	1919
25.	*The Flail*	Newton Augustus Fuessle Newton Augustus Fuessle Link	1919
26.	*Moon-Calf*	Floyd Dell Floyd Dell Link	1920
27.	*Gold Shod*	Newton Augustus Fuessle Newton Augustus Fuessle Link	1921
28.	*The Girls*	Edna Ferber Edna Ferber Link	1921
29.	*The Sheridan Road Mystery*	Paul and Mabel Thorne	1921
30.	*The Love Legend*	Woodward Boyd Margaret Smith Boyd Shane Link	1922
31.	*Cane*	Jean Toomer	1923
32.	*Lazy Laughter*	Woodward Boyd Margaret Smith Boyd Shane Link	1923
33.	*Compulsion* Inspired by the real-life Leopold and Loeb trial.	Meyer Levin Meyer Levin Link	1924
34.	*The Voice of the Seven Sparrows*	Harry Stephen Keeler Harry Stephen Keeler Link	1924
35.	*Smiths, The*	Janet Ayer Fairbank Janet Ayer Fairbank Link	1925
36.	*That Royale Girl*	Edwin Balmer Edwin Balmer Link	1925
37.	*Passing*	Nella Larsen Nella Larsen Link	1929
38.	*The Good Red Bricks*	Mary Synon Mary Synon Link	1929
39.	*Saturday Afternoon*	Marion Stroebel Marion Strobel Link	1930
40.	*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
41.	*Who Is the Next?*	Henry Kitchell Webster Henry Kitchell Webster Link	1930
42.	*Years of Grace*	Margaret Ayer Barnes Margaret Ayer Barnes Link	1930
43.	*Nineteen Nineteen*	John Dos Passos John Dos Passos Link	1932
44.	*Young Lonigan*	James T. Farrell James T. Farrell Link	1932
45.	*The Riddle of the Traveling Skull*	Harry Stephen Keeler Harry Stephen Keeler Link	1934
46.	*The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan*	James T. Farrell James T. Farrell Link	1934
47.	*Knock On Any Door*	Willard Motley Willard Motley Link	1947
48.	*Knock on Every Door*	Willard Motley Willard Motley Link	1947
49.	*Prairie Avenue*	Arthur Meeker, Jr. Arthur Meeker Link	1949
50.	*Augie March* In one section of this long coming-of-age novel, Augie flirts with academic life in a university much like the University of Chicago.	Saul Bellow	1953
51.	*Auntie Mamie*	Patrick Dennis Edward Everett Tanner III Link	1955
52.	*Trumbull Park*	Frank London Brown Frank London Brown Link	1959
53.	*Dream of Kings* Dream of Kings, Harry Mark Petrakis, 1966	Harry Mark Petrakis Harry Mark Petrakis Link	1966
54.	*Hog Butcher*	Ronald L. Fair Ronald L. Fair Link	1966
55.	*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
56.	*Airport*	Arthur Hailey	1968
57.	*The Thief Who Came to Dinner*	Terrance L. Smith	1972
58.	*Nick the Greek*	Harry Mark Petrakis Harry Mark Petrakis Link	1979
59.	*Windy City*	Sam Ross Sam Ross Link	1979
60.	*Headlines*	Graham Masterton	1986
61.	*She’s on First*	Barbara Gregorich Barbara Gregorich Link	1987
62.	*Mortal Ruin*	John Malcolm	1988
63.	*Saigon, Illinois*	Paul Hoover Paul Hoover Link	1988
64.	*The Case of the Rising Stars* The 87th volume of the Nancy Drew mystery series.	Carolyn Keene	1989
65.	*Your Blues Ain’t Mine*	Bebe Moore Campbell	1992
66.	*Wolf Whistle*	Lewis Nordon	1993
67.	*It Had to Be You* (Chicago Stars #1)	Susan Elizabeth Phillips	1994
68.	*Boy Culture*	Matthew Rettenmund	1995
69.	*Deep End of the Ocean*	Mitchard, Jacquelyn Jacquelyn Mitchard Link	1996
70.	*Memory Mambo*	Achy Obejas	1996
71.	*A Short History of a Prince*	Jane Hamilton Jane Hamilton Link	1999
72.	*Apollyon*	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins	1999
73.	*Peel My Love Like An Onion*	Ana Castillo Ana Castillo Link	1999
74.	*Disobedience*	Jane Hamilton Jane Hamilton Link	2000
75.	*Grave Peril*	Jim Butcher	2001
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