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Atter er privatdetektiven Victoria I. Warshawski hovedperson i et skæbnedrama i højeste gear. En klassisk Paretsky-krimi med det hele. På en bar i Chicago lader en body artist sin nøgne krop dekorere af gæsterne, som siden kan downloade motiverne fra en hjemmeside. Showet tiltrækker alle slags mennesker - mere eller mindre lyssky. En frygtindgydende ex-politimand maler klodsede tal og koder, og Nadja, en uligevægtig kvinde, maler et symbol og et ansigt, der får Chad, en ung veteran fra Irak-krigen, til at gå bersærk.

Boom-Boom Warshawski är en av Amerikas framtida stjärnor inom ishockey. Men detta hopp avbryts tvärt av en plötslig skada. För att få tiden att gå, och att slippa tänka på sitt öde, ger han sig in i affärslivets turbulens. När han en dag hittas död, dränkt i hamnens smutsiga vatten, tror hans kusin privatdetektiven VI Warshawski inte ett dugg på den officiella förklaringen att han tagit sitt liv av depression. Det var inte sån han var. Hon börjar nysta i fallet, och det blir snart uppenbart för henne att Boom-Boom var något på spåren, en stor konspiration som har med sjöfartshandeln att göra.

Selvom Vic ikke er meget for det, tager hun tilbage til sit gamle nabolag i det sydlige Chicago for at deltage i sit gamle basketball-holds genforeningsfest. Arrangøren hedder Caroline, og hun har et problem, som hun gerne vil have Vic til at løse. Caroline har aldrig mødt sin far, og med en mor, der ligger for døden, er det ved at vaere sidste chance. Alt imens Vic søger tilbage i venindens fortid, bliver hun også konfronteret med sin egen historie.

Vic bliver hyret af en mand, der kalder sig John Thayer. Thayers søn, Peter, har en kaereste, der på mystisk vis er forsvundet. Sagen virker ligetil, men den skal vise sig at blive både kompliceret og dødbringende, da Vic, i stedet for at finde den unge pige, finder liget af Peter. Pludselig er John Thayer over alle bjerge - men hvem var han egentlig? I forsøget på at opspore sin forsvundne klient og finde svar bliver Vic viklet ind i et ondt og bedragerisk spil.

Vic bliver kontaktet af sin gamle grandtante Rosa, der er kommet i knibe. Rosa har brug for Vics hjaelp til at modbevise, at hun skulle have begået underslaeb for flere millioner dollars fra det lokale kloster. På trods af at Rosas kolde forstadshjem ikke just vaekker søde minder hos Vic, bliver hun modvilligt inddraget i redeligheden. Jo laengere Vic kommer ind i sagen, jo mere omfattende bliver den.

Vics kvarter er ved at blive overtaget af "yuppier", der med deres bidselsko og sorte mapper vil gøre området mere eksklusivt. Skatterne ryger i vejret og almindelige mennesker som Vic, der lever fra hånden til munden, presses til at følge med - eller pakke sammen og forlade denne del af byen. Vaerst går det dog ud over gamle Hattie Frizell og hendes fem hunde, der i yuppiernes øjne er bydelens vaerste skamplet.

En morgen kommer tante Elena til Vics dørtrin for bede om husly. Da tante Elenas hotel er braendt ned, accepterer Vic et kortvarigt ophold, og imens forsøger hun at finde et sted til tanten ved hjaelp af sine politiske kontakter. Da Vic bliver hyret til at opklare de mystiske omstaendigheder omkring hotelbranden, dukker liget af tantens unge ven op - og pludselig er tante Elena intet sted at finde.

Da Vics faetter, den tidligere hockeystjerne Boom-Boom Warshawski, under mystiske omstaendigheder findes død i Chicagos havn, saetter Vic sig for at finde hans morder. Hun er overbevist om, at Boom-Boom ikke blot er snublet på den glatte havnemole, men at fordaekte gerningsmaend har villet have ham af vejen, da han lå inde med oplysninger om kriminalitet i rederiindustrien.

Meisterin Sara Paretsky erzählt in dieser mit schillernden Gestalten bevölkerten Krimi-Oper auch von Verbrechen, die dem rechtsstaatlichen Radar entgehen.

Victoria es contratada por un hombre que se hace llamar John Thayer para localizar a la novia desaparecida de su hijo, pero en su lugar descubre el cadáver del joven. Poco después, Thayer también desaparece. Mientras intenta llegar a la verdad y desentrañar la auténtica identidad de quien la contrató, Victoria se encuentra atrapada en una red de fraude y violencia donde nada es lo que parece. Cuando por fin vislumbra las respuestas, la detective se ve obligada a emprender una carrera contrarreloj para encontrar a la joven desaparecida… antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

When a young woman named Sabrina disappears without a trace in Kansas, private investigator V.I. Warshawski knows she must act fast. But when she discovers Sabrina close to death in a drug house, the locals don't take kindly to her - and Sabrina's mother becomes suspicious. V.I. finds herself under the sharp gaze of the FBI - and the men running the county's opioid distribution. And when a dead body surfaces a few days later, V.I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals - with roots that date all the way back to the American Civil War.

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...

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.

""Readers can find comfort in the dedication V.I. gives the cries for help she hears from friends, neighbors, and strangers... Very few series authors deliver as masterfully as Sara Paretsky.” — San Francisco Book Review Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy...

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.

“Sara Paretsky is a genius.” —LEE CHILD From New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky, a collection of thrilling crime and detective short stories, many featuring legendary detective V.I. Warshawski—including a brand-new V.I. story. New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky...

During a routine stake-out of a major client's former home, V.I. stumbles upon something she didn't expect to find: a body. The police immediately dismiss the victim as a drunken intruder, but V.I. sees things differently. Hired by the dead man's family to investigate, V.I. is lead back to the blacklists of the McCarthy era as well as into the murky operations of modern American government. Stopping at nothing in her quest for justice, V.I. soon discovers the perilous cost of bringing dark secrets to light....

V.I. Warshawski's Chicago neighbourhood is prospering. As it's out with the old and in with the new, long-term residents like elderly Hattie Frizell find themselves viciously under threat.... But that's not all that's troubling V.I. When the body of her neighbour's friend is found washed up in the Sanitary Canal, her investigations lead her to uncover a world of corporate conspiracy and political corruption involving some of Chicago's most prestigious industrial players. And after several attempts on her life, it seems that this time, V.I. may have dug too deep....

The discovery of a destitute family in her office basement leads V.I. Warshawski to homeless charity Home Free. But the organisation's frosty reception gives V.I. cause for concern, especially when one of its board members is then found murdered, sprawled across her desk.... Taking on the case, V.I. uncovers a framework of domestic abuse and fraud which spreads across the whole of Chicago, as well as into the abandoned tunnels beneath the city streets - where more dark secrets have been buried....

The new VI Warshawski novel from the New York Times best-selling author pits acclaimed detective VI Warshawski against some of today's most powerful figures. Legendary sleuth VI Warshawski returns to the Windy City to save an old friend's nephew from a murder arrest. The case involves a stolen artifact that could implicate a shadowy network of international criminals. As VI investigates, the detective soon finds herself tangling with the Russian mob, ISIS backers and a shady network of stock scams and stolen art that stretches from Chicago to the East Indies and the Middle East.