Overboard /
Paretsky, Sara
Overboard / Sara Paretsky. - First edition. - 382 pages ; 24 cm. - A V.I. Warshawski novel ; 21 . - Paretsky, Sara. V.I. Warshawski novel ; bk. 21. .
"Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy preying on Chicago's weak and vulnerable, in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky. On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they discover 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 powerbrokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl. And now V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its pandemic lockdown, Overboard lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's neighborhoods in masterly fashion."--provided by publisher.
9780063010888 0063010887
2022009847
Warshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Women private investigators--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
Teenage girls--Fiction
Police--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
Missing persons--Fiction
Organized crime--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Novels
PS3566.A647 / O94 2022
813/.54
Overboard / Sara Paretsky. - First edition. - 382 pages ; 24 cm. - A V.I. Warshawski novel ; 21 . - Paretsky, Sara. V.I. Warshawski novel ; bk. 21. .
"Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy preying on Chicago's weak and vulnerable, in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky. On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they discover 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 powerbrokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl. And now V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its pandemic lockdown, Overboard lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's neighborhoods in masterly fashion."--provided by publisher.
9780063010888 0063010887
2022009847
Warshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Women private investigators--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
Teenage girls--Fiction
Police--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
Missing persons--Fiction
Organized crime--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Novels
PS3566.A647 / O94 2022
813/.54