New York Times Bestseller: A Chicago PI trying to help her elderly neighbors ends up tangled in politics and a murder in this тАЬfast-paced, complicated mysteryтАЭ (New York Daily News).
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V.I. тАЬVicтАЭ Warshawski and her neighbor share responsibility for a currently pregnant dogтАФbut Mr. Contreras complains that her detective work keeps her too busy to help with little Peppy. Still, that doesnтАЩt stop him from adding more to her plate by asking her to investigate the disappearance of his friend, a fellow retiree. At the same time, VicтАЩs trying to look out for a vulnerable eighty-year-old down the street whose property is considered an eyesore by the newcomers gentrifying the neighborhood.
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When Mr. ContrerasтАЩs friend turns up dead in a canal, and the old lady on the block winds up in the hospital, Vic is swept into a world of organized labor, money, and politicsтАФand discovers a distressing personal connection to the case. Vic may not always succeed as a guardian angelтАФbut when things go wrong, she can chase down the demonsтАФin this suspenseful novel from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and тАЬcrime-fiction proтАЭ (People).
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тАЬParetskyтАЩs emphasis on character comes at no expense of action: VicтАЩs investigation is as physical as it is mental, taking her inside ChicagoтАЩs industrial world and up against bad guys who use everything from bats to heavy machinery to thwart her. Among todayтАЩs PIs, nobody comes close to Warshawski.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly
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тАЬThe richest and most engaging yet of Ms. ParetskyтАЩs thrillers.тАЭ тАФThe New York Times
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тАЬDensely textured, adroitly plotted.тАЭ тАФKirkus Reviews
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тАЬOne monster of a plot.тАЭ тАФBooklist