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Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

V .I. Warshawski is famous for her cool under fire, her intelligence, her humor, her unflinching courage, and her love of good coffee. But even the strongest people sometimes need a break to recharge, so her friends send her to Kansas for a weekend of college basketball where Angela, one of her protégées, is playing. And that's where trouble finds V.I.

Sabrina, one of Angela's roommates, disappears and V.I. agrees to try to find her. Finding a missing person in a city where she knows few people and doesn't have her trusted contacts is hard, but not as hard as the brutally negative reaction to the detective from some of the locals. When V.I. finds Sabrina close to death in a remote house, she lands herself in the FBI's crosshairs and faces a violent online backlash. The men running the county's opioid distribution are also not happy.

Discovering a dead body in the same house a few days later, V.I. is pitched headlong into a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War. She finds that today's combatants are just as willing as opponents in the 1860s to kill to settle their differences.

V.I.'s survival depends on keeping one step ahead of players in a game she never intended to play, before the clock runs down.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Chicago private detective V.I. Warshawski is once again delivered vividly to fans of this mystery series. Emotionally recovering from her devastating last case, V.I. has traveled to Kansas for a relaxing weekend to watch a college basketball game. But when a young woman disappears, she is reluctantly drawn into a complex web of suspicious circumstances involving the local drug scene, the FBI, and an unspoken undercurrent of racism. Susan Ericksen portrays V.I.'s cool judgment and capable demeanor but also reveals an uncharacteristic uncertainty and reluctance to investigate that are the result of her last case. Committing to find answers, she confronts locals who are embroiled in a property conspiracy while prioritizing the protection of the lost college student. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Paretsky's 22nd "V.I. Warshawski" mystery (following Overboard) finds Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski reeling from her tragic last case and in need of a break from investigating murders. Her friends send her to Lawrence, KS, for what is supposed to be a relaxing weekend away from detective work and a chance to see her prot�g�e Angela's college basketball game. However, the trip turns from relaxing to harrowing when Amanda pleads with her to stay in Kansas to find her roommate, who has disappeared. V.I.'s investigation encounters resistance from the local police, who do not want her working within their jurisdiction. Despite these obstacles, V.I. finds the missing girl in an opioid-induced stupor and later discovers the body of a much-hated activist who was poised to divulge hidden secrets of the town's racist past. Longtime series narrator Susan Ericksen offers a pitch-perfect performance of V.I.'s determination and compassion, enhanced by a fast-paced delivery that will have listeners on the edge of their seats. VERDICT The disappearance of a young athlete and the unearthing of a property's seamy secrets makes for compelling listening. Paretsky's many fans will clamor for this.--Ilka Gordon

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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