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Charlene Wexler / Murder
On Skid Row
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CHICAGO, ILL - Jan. 15, 2025 — Now a bustling, prosperous
area with
upscale housing and trendy businesses
near Greektown, the intersection
of West Madison and Halsted streets in
Chicago was, just decades ago,
the epicenter of Chicago’s Skid Row. A
downtrodden community
occupied by lost souls — mainly
veterans from the war nobody wanted
to recognize — Skid Row’s 12-block
stretch was home to winos,
addicts, the destitute and the
occasional well-meaning “do-gooder”
hoping to help.
In August 1966, Mel Greenberg, a young,
naïve and optimistic dentist
chooses this area for his dental
practice. Immersed in a world for
which his working-class upbringing
never prepared him, he finds
himself a suspect in a double murder.
Based on a true story, Murder on Skid
Row from Chicagoan Charlene
Wexler is told from Dr. Greenberg’s point of
view and takes readers
back to a place that was an integral
part of Chicago for decades —
but one today’s public officials and
city-beautiful boosters would
rather have people believe never
existed.
Woven
with both humor and pathos, Murder on Skid Row is not only a
murder mystery but also an exploration of human tragedy with
a twist
no one will see coming. Did Dr.
Greenberg do it? Or was it one of Skid
Row’s
infamous swindlers or hustlers?
Chicago’s Skid Row may be long gone,
but Wexler brings it back to
life in this gripping historical thriller,
and everyone, it seems, has
a secret.
Murder on Skid Row Available on Amazon,
Barnes and Noble, Speaking volumes, Target, Walmart. |
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About the Author |
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A native Chicagoan, Charlene Wexler has been a teacher,
wife, dental office manager, mother and grandmother. In
retirement, her lifelong passion for writing has led her to
create several essays and novels. Her other books include Murder
on Skid Row, Milk and Oranges, Lori and Elephants
In The Room. Her newest books, Farewell To South Shore and We
Won't Go Back, are scheduled for publication in
2024.
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Her work has also appeared in Chicago
Magazine, The
Chicago Tribune, The
Northwest Herald, The
JUF Magazine, the Gazette newspaper
of Chicago, North
Shore Magazine, the University of Illinois at
Chicago College of Dentistry’s Vision magazine, Alpha
Omegan magazine
and several blogs. |
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For more information, please visit http://www.charlenewexler.com/
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