Criminal Econ 101

Nick Forte Book 7

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Chicago private eye Nick Forte’s ex-wife isn’t often scared. Never, in his experience. So when Diane takes him aside to say she’s being followed, Nick takes it seriously, especially since anyone following Diane is following their daughter Caroline as well. When the tail shows up across the street from Diane’s house one morning, Nick tags along to see what’s what, leading him into a web that includes a department store mogul, organized crime, loan sharks, money launderers, high school jerks, a woman he thought he’d seen the last of, and a man he wished he’d seen the last of. All are in play as Nick and his friend Goose Satterwhite work to keep Diane and Caroline safe while resolving the matter that placed them in danger.

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Praise for Criminal Econ 101

“Dana King’s writing chops are top of the line. From the first time I read him, some 20 or so years ago, through to today. Great dialogue loaded with humor and sarcasm and as forceful as a punch in the solar plexus. He’s that good and more. You’ll get some fine political jabs thrown in for good measure. Like I said, Top of the Line and very highly recommended.”
—Charlie Stella, author of Rapino-Amato and Raskin’s World (April 2026)

“Nick Forte is back. Tough-talking, wise-cracking, a man with a past, he’s trying to be a good dad, but his ex-wife and his daughter are in a jam with the Albanian mob. This is classic PI fiction at its best, at once comic, entertaining, and shot through with insights into human nature and the characters at the heart of the story. Highly recommended.”
—Tom Andes, Shamus Award- winning writer of Wait There till You Hear from Me