

He’s a computer geek working for a community group called SLICK. headlong into the path of some ruthless developers, they lead to the murder of the young man Bernie is dating. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets Zamir’s life fell apart when her lover was murdered next to her in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Warshawski, knows her city’s rotten underbelly better than most, but she’s unable to avoid it when her goddaughter drags her into a fight over lakefront land use, in this propulsive novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.Ĭhicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is “Pay to Play.” Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects.Ĭhicago PI V.I.

in a political-rot thriller that’s the definition of perfection in the genre." - THE WASHINGTON POSTĬhicago’s legendary detective, V.I. "Sara Paretsky’s gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I.

is perfect.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
