Shell Game
Book description
Winner of the Sue Grafton Memorial Award!
A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018!
Acclaimed detective V. I. Warshawski tackles a pair of perplexing cases involving those closest to her in this compelling and timely adventure that centers on some of the most divisive and pressing issues of our time…
Why read it?
1 author picked Shell Game as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I particularly like the way V. I. vigorously pursues every lead, no matter how dangerous the quest. I also appreciate the vignettes of Chicago, where I was born and raised.
Dual mysteries challenge the tough, savvy, energetic private investigator, V.I. Warshawski. In the process of solving these mysteries, V. I. confronts current social issues of extreme importance, to wit, political corruption, sex trafficking, immigration opponents, and her own familial skeletons in the closet.
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