CapaCapa
Scan Sign in
Cover of Streetwhys

Streetwhys

A Dickie Cornish Detective Mystery

Christopher Chambers

Ages 16+

Released Apr 15, 2025

Content report card

Streetwhys parent’s guide: what’s inside

Medium confidence

Sexual content

LGBTQ+ themes

What it offers

Educational value

A note for parents

StreetWhys is an adult noir detective novel featuring a hardboiled protagonist navigating crime, corruption, and survival in Washington, DC. The book contains significant violence, drug-related content, profanity, and morally complex themes typical of the crime-noir genre. While the series is critically acclaimed for its gritty realism and social commentary, it is written for adult readers and not appropriate for younger audiences.

Analyzed by AI · 1 month ago

Read it with your kids?

Rate it and suggest an age to help other parents.

Log in to review

From the publisher

Washington, DC's notorious detective, former drug-addled street denizen Dickie Cornish, faces off with bloodthirsty cops and the justice department in the latest thrilling release by award-winning noir author Christopher Chambers. In StreetWhys, underground detective Dickie Cornish faces a vindictive murder rap from hi... Washington, DC's notorious detective, former drug-addled street denizen Dickie Cornish, faces off with bloodthirsty cops and the justice department in the latest thrilling release by award-winning noir author Christopher Chambers. In StreetWhys, underground detective Dickie Cornish faces a vindictive murder rap from his past if he doesn't agree to help prove that the fentanyl ravaging the streets of DC is bankrolled by shadowy donors of a certain former president. Broke and desperate, Cornish soon finds himself on a collision course with shady public defenders and corrupt police officers, forcing him to use his street connections to flip their plan. Or die. Chambers's Dickie Cornish series has met with widespread critical acclaim. Publishers Weekly dubbed the series debut, Scavenger, "[A] no-holds-barred crime novel...a 21st-century twist on traditional hardboiled noir." The Strand Magazine selected Standalone, the second book in the series, as one of the "Top 25 Mystery Novels of the Year," adding "It's apparent that the modern heir to Chandler, Woolrich, and Cain is Christopher Chambers, enough said." And renowned crime author George Pelecanos raves that the series "really nails Washington, DC in the current environment." Chambers is an award winning author of mystery, noir, pulp, and graphic novels. He sits on the board of the Bouchercon World Mystery Writers Convention and is a judge for Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards. He lives in Washington, DC.

Shelved under

  • Fiction

Share this guide

ISBN 9781953103550

We use cookies to keep you signed in and for anonymous usage stats. No ad tracking. Privacy