Overboard / Sara Paretsky.

By:

Paretsky, Sara

Material type: Text

TextSeries: A V.I. Warshawski novelPublication details: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022.Description: 400 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781529354324 (hbk.) :

Summary: On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski's dogs lead her on a mad chase that ends when they find a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one enigmatic word. V.I. helps bring her to a hospital, but not long after, she vanishes before anyone can discover her identity. As V.I. attempts to find her, the detective uncovers an ugly consortium of Chicago power brokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl before VI can save her. And soon it becomes clear that V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its pandemic lockdown, this novel lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's neighbourhoods in masterly fashion.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Status	Barcode
Adult	Halewood Library Crime	Hardback Book	Available	38043281859922
Adult	Huyton Library Crime	Hardback Book	Available	38043281859914
Adult	Kirkby Library Crime	Hardback Book	Available	38043281859930

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On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski's dogs lead her on a mad chase that ends when they find a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one enigmatic word. V.I. helps bring her to a hospital, but not long after, she vanishes before anyone can discover her identity. As V.I. attempts to find her, the detective uncovers an ugly consortium of Chicago power brokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl before VI can save her. And soon it becomes clear that V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its pandemic lockdown, this novel lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's neighbourhoods in masterly fashion.