Readers can find comfort in the dedication V.I. gives the cries for help she hears from friends
neighbors and strangers... Very few series authors deliver as masterfully as Sara Paretsky. -
San Francisco Book Review Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy
preying on Chicago's weak and vulnerable in this thrilling novel from New York Times
bestseller Sara Paretsky On her way home from an all-night surveillance job V.I. Warshawski's
dogs lead her on a mad chase that ends when they discover a badly injured teen hiding in the
rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one
enigmatic word. V.I. helps bring her to a hospital but not long after she vanishes before
anyone can discover her identity. As V.I. attempts to find her the detective uncovers an ugly
consortium of Chicago powerbrokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl. And now
V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its
pandemic lockdown Overboard lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's
neighborhoods in a masterly fashion.
