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.
