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 When V. I Warshawski gets word that her closest friend and mentor Lotty Herschel's
nephew has become a suspect in a murder the legendary detective will do everything she can to
save him. The cops found Felix Herschel's name and phone number on the unknown victim's remains
but Felix insists he doesn't know why. As Vic digs deeper she discovers that the dead man was
obsessed with Middle Eastern archaeology-the first clue in a bewildering case that leads to a
stolen artifact and a shadowy network of international criminals. But the trouble multiplies
when Vic's long-lost niece Reno goes missing. A beautiful young woman with a heartbreaking
past and a promising future Reno is harboring a secret that may cost her her life. V.I. can
hear the clock ticking on her niece's safety and is frantic in her efforts to find her. Vic
won't leave any stone unturned until these very personal cases are cleared-a complex
investigation that will entangle the Russian mob ISIS backers rogue ICE agents a nefarious
corporation preying on the poor and a shady network of stock scams and stolen antiquities
stretching from Chicago to the East Indies and the Middle East. In Shell Game no one can be
trusted and nothing is what it seems except for the indomitable detective and her thirst for
justice.
