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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; hardboiled thriller action; old violence re-examined
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; family secrets and old wounds; class and political corruption
What this book is about
When an old boyfriend asks V.I. Warshawski to look into whether his mother's murder conviction was a frame-up, the investigation pulls V.I. back to the South Side neighborhood where she grew up. The seventeenth V.I. Warshawski novel explores Chicago's blue-collar world, corrupt officials, and the damage that buried injustices do to families over generations.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Wrongful conviction
Chicago neighborhood crime
Family secrets
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