Guardian Angel

“Sara Paretsky is a legend . . . If you haven’t read her yet, now is the time.” —Harlan Coben

V.I. Warshawski, Paretsky’s legendary Chicago private eye, only wanted to protect her elderly neighbors, but a simple act of loyalty pulls her into a web of political corruption and murder.

V.I. “Vic” Warshawski and her neighbor Mr. Contreras share custody of Peppy, a pregnant dog, though he grumbles that her detective work leaves him doing most of the caring. That doesn’t stop him from adding to her plate: he wants her to find a fellow retiree who has gone missing. Meanwhile, Vic is looking out for a frail eighty-year-old down the street whose run-down house has made her a target of the newcomers gentrifying the neighborhood.

When Mr. Contreras’s friend turns up dead in a canal and the old woman lands in the hospital, Vic is pulled into a world of organized labor, money, and politics, and finds a troubling personal connection to the case. She may not always succeed as a guardian angel, but when things go wrong, she can chase down the demons.

“The richest and most engaging yet of Ms. Paretsky’s thrillers.” —The New York Times

“V.I. is a worthy heir to Marlowe.” —New York Daily News

“Densely textured, adroitly plotted.” —Kirkus Reviews

“One monster of a plot.” —Booklist

“An author of matchless intelligence, craft, and power. This is why Sara Paretsky reigns as one of the all-time greats.” —Karin Slaughter

“V.I. Warshawski is good company.” —Los Angeles Times