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""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.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 28, 2022
      In MWA Grand Master Paretsky’s timely, propulsive 21st V.I. Warshawski novel (after 2020’s Dead Land), the private investigator’s dogs get loose during a walk and lead her to an unconscious teenage girl on Chicago’s lakefront. She has no identification, but wakes long enough to whisper the word nagyi before EMTs take her away. The local news interviews Vic about the rescue, and shortly thereafter, two sets of cops—one from Homan Square, the Chicago PD’s enhanced interrogation facility—start harassing her for information about Jane Doe and any personal effects Vic may have found at the scene. When the girl later vanishes from the hospital and a possible witness is murdered, Vic resolves to find and protect her from further harm. Subplots involving hate crimes perpetrated against a Jewish Orthodox synagogue and a family of hustlers from Vic’s old neighborhood add to this thorny tale of corruption and greed. Paretsky’s dizzyingly complex plot strains credulity, but the tale’s relentless pacing, sky-high stakes, and strong social justice advocacy should keep readers invested in the expertly crafted characters’ fates. Series fans will get their money’s worth. Agent: Dominick Abel, Dominick Abel Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The talented and emotive Susan Ericksen continues as narrator for Book 22 in the V.I. Warshawski detective series. Ericksen's familiarity with the indomitable investigator's inflections and emotions produces a thrilling realistic performance. Warshawski is drawn into a new investigation upon finding a burned girl hiding in the woods. When the teen disappears from the hospital, Ericksen's delivery embodies Warshawski's determination to discover what happened, using her only clue--one word uttered in Hungarian by the girl. Ericksen excels during tense verbal exchanges among the novel's diverse characters, and her rendition of an abusive cop assaulting Warshawski will make listeners wince. Listeners will be glued to their earbuds until Warshawski unspools every thread tied to the injured and missing girl. J.T. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2022

      Paretsky's 22nd book (after Dead Land) in the "V.I. Warshawski" series opens with a horrific discovery. Mitch and Peppy, Warshawski's dogs, discover a badly bruised and burned teenager wedged between two boulders along Lake Michigan. Warshawski calls emergency services, and the young woman is transported to the hospital. Before anyone can learn more about her, however, she vanishes without a trace. The only clue to the young woman's identity is the word nagyi, which she utters in a semi-conscious state as she is pulled from the rocks. A mysterious phone call from a woman in a nursing home reveals that the teen is being pursued by powerful men who want to kill her. In subplots, an Orthodox synagogue is vandalized, a nursing home abuses its patients, and police brutality is exposed. Susan Ericksen does a wonderful job narrating the novel, particularly in the varied way that she gives voice to the many characters. Her tone becomes menacing as she voices police lieutenant Coney and is aptly distorted when one of the characters who has been severely beaten speaks. VERDICT The complex plot and interlinked characters won't disappoint series fans.--Ilka Gordon

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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