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''A novel full of surprises... It''s vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down'' - The Sunday Times

Named Top 10 Thriller of 2020 by Kirkus

Chicago is the city of broad shoulders, but V.I. Warshawski knows its politics: Pay to Play. Money changes hands in the middle of the night; by morning, buildings and parks have been replaced by billion-dollar projects.

Private investigator V.I. gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals when her impetuous goddaughter Bernie tries to rescue a famed singer-songwriter, now living on the streets. Thanks to Bernie, V.I. finds herself in the path of some developers whose negotiating strategy is simple: they bulldoze - or kill - any obstacle in their way.

Questions pile up almost as fast as the dead bodies. When she tries to answer them, the detective finds a terrifying conspiracy stretching from Chicago''s parks to a cover-up of the dark chapters in the Amer

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A novel full of surprises... It's vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down * The Sunday Times *
another triumph for V I Warshawski * Anna Giles, Bookwitch *

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    A Paperback / softback by Sara Paretsky

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 07/01/2021
      ISBN13: 9781473624481, 978-1473624481
      ISBN10: 1473624487

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A novel full of surprises... It''s vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down'' - The Sunday Times

      Named Top 10 Thriller of 2020 by Kirkus

      Chicago is the city of broad shoulders, but V.I. Warshawski knows its politics: Pay to Play. Money changes hands in the middle of the night; by morning, buildings and parks have been replaced by billion-dollar projects.

      Private investigator V.I. gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals when her impetuous goddaughter Bernie tries to rescue a famed singer-songwriter, now living on the streets. Thanks to Bernie, V.I. finds herself in the path of some developers whose negotiating strategy is simple: they bulldoze - or kill - any obstacle in their way.

      Questions pile up almost as fast as the dead bodies. When she tries to answer them, the detective finds a terrifying conspiracy stretching from Chicago''s parks to a cover-up of the dark chapters in the Amer

      Trade Review
      A novel full of surprises... It's vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down * The Sunday Times *
      another triumph for V I Warshawski * Anna Giles, Bookwitch *

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