Part of V.I. Warshawski, book 18
First published 2017
Victoria Iphigenia Warshawski takes on a case that pulls her away from familiar Chicago streets. A film student has disappeared, and the trail connects to a Hollywood star whose glory days have faded. V.I. follows the leads into Kansas with her dog as companion. The investigation winds through a college town and across farmland where nuclear missile silos once stood ready. The deeper V.I. digs, the more she uncovers racial tensions that have simmered for decades. Past grievances fuel present crimes. Bodies start accumulating as V.I. gets closer to answers. The detective who calls herself Vic to friends and V.I. to clients faces mounting danger. Her parents named her Victoria Iphigenia, but no name will protect her now. This case tests every skill she has developed. The mysteries multiply faster than she can solve them. V.I. must navigate between what happened long ago and what someone will kill to keep hidden today.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Chicago, Kansas
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
448 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow