06133cam a2200913 i 4500 1169177088 TxAuBib 20240314120000.0 211214s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021275509 2021275509 9780062435927 hardcover 0062435922 hardcover TxAuBib rda eng eng Paretsky, Sara, author. Dead land / Sara Paretsky. Dead land. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] ©2020. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] ©2020. 405 pages ; 24 cm. 405 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier V.I. Warshawski novel, A ; 21 V.I. Warshawski novel, A ; 21 "New York Times bestselling author of Shell Game"--Dust jacket. "New York Times bestselling author of Shell Game"--Dust jacket. "Chicago 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. Chicago 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. V.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."--Provided by publisher. "Chicago 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. Chicago 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. V.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."--Provided by publisher. 20240314. Warshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women private investigators Illinois Chicago Fiction. Women private investigators Illinois Chicago Fiction. Murder Investigation Illinois Chicago Fiction. Murder Investigation Illinois Chicago Fiction. Organized crime Fiction. Conspiracies Fiction. Organized crime. fast Murder fast Investigation. Murder fast Investigation. Conspiracies. fast Warshawski, V.I. (Fictitious character.) fast Women private investigators. fast Warshawski, V.I. (Fictitious character) sears Fiction. Warshawski, V.I. (Fictitious character) sears Fiction. Women private investigators Fiction. Homicide Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. Community organization sears Fiction. Community organization sears Fiction. Political corruption Fiction. Land use Fiction. Land use Fiction. Lawyers Fiction. Chicago (Ill) Fiction. Illinois fast Chicago. Illinois fast Chicago. Detective fiction. Fiction Mystery & Detective Women Sleuths. Fiction Thrillers Suspense. Fiction Mystery & Detective Hard-Boiled. Fiction Mystery & Detective Women Sleuths. Fiction Mystery & Detective Hard-Boiled. Detective and mystery fiction. fast Fiction. fast MYSTERY FICTION. Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft A V.I. Warshawski novel ; 21. A V.I. Warshawski novel ; 21. QS7