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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; violence in a Chicago noir setting; moderate thriller action
Language
Some
Moderate language in keeping with hardboiled detective fiction
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; child welfare crisis; political corruption; V
What this book is about
Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski finds a teenage girl nearly drowned in Lake Michigan during a dangerous storm. When the girl subsequently vanishes, V.I.'s search exposes a shocking nexus of corruption within Chicago's child protection services, political patronage, and the city's power structure. The twenty-first V.I. Warshawski novel is one of Paretsky's most urgent, bringing her signature blend of feminist social conscience and hardboiled detective fiction to a contemporary crisis.
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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Child welfare system failures
Political corruption
Drowning and near-death
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