Presumed dead is better than accused of murder . . . right? Frustrated by his miserable job—pulling the bone cart—Sig Thorson slips unseen from the meatpacking plant. Soon after, a mutilated body turns up near his workstation, and now everyone thinks he's the dead guy. . .
Crushed pits the Chicago mob against a surprisingly resourceful group of eighteen-year-olds. Told from various perspectives, this cat-and-mouse thriller keeps the pages turning on their own.