{"product_id":"dead-land-a-v-i-warshawski-novel","title":"Dead Land: A V.I. Warshawski Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003cem\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A proper hero for these times . . . To us, V.I. is perfect.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sara Paretsky's gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I. \"Vic\" Warshawski, is back . . . in a political-rot thriller that's the definition of perfection in the genre.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago's legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski, knows her city's rotten underbelly better than most, but she's unable to avoid it when her goddaughter drags her into a fight over lakefront land use, in this propulsive novel from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Sara Paretsky.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is \"Pay to Play.\" Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago PI V.I. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets; Zamir's life fell apart when her lover was murdered next to her in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert. Not only does Bernie plunge her and V.I. headlong into the path of some ruthless developers, they lead to the murder of the young man Bernie is dating. He's a computer geek working for a community group called SLICK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV.I. is desperate to find a mysterious man named Coop, who roams the lakefront in the middle of the night with his dog. She's sure he holds the key to the mounting body count within SLICK. Coop may even know why an international law firm is representing the mass murderer responsible for Lydia's lover's death. Instead, the detective finds a terrifying conspiracy stretching from Chicago's parks to a cover-up of the dark chapters in America's meddling in South American politics. Before she finds answers, this electrifying novel pushes V.I. close to the breaking point: People who pay to play take no prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParetsky, Sara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHailed by P. D. James as \"the most remarkable\" of modern crime writers, \u003cstrong\u003e Sara Paretsky\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including the renowned V.I. Warshawski series. She is one of only four living writers to have received both the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain. She lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377475981586,"sku":"9780063070493","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfa925c0-ad6b-4330-95cd-8677d1ffca78.jpg?v=1728623712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dead-land-a-v-i-warshawski-novel","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}