Dead Land by Sara Paretsky

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Chicago’s legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski, knows her city’s rotten underbelly better than most, but she’s unable to avoid it when her goddaughter drags her into a fight over lakefront land use, in this propulsive novel from bestseller Sara Paretsky.

Chicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is “Pay to Play.” Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects.

Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets; Zamir’s life fell apart when her lover was murdered next to her in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert. Not only does Bernie plunge her and V.I. headlong into the path of some ruthless developers, they lead to the murder of the young man Bernie is dating. He’s a computer geek working for a community group called SLICK.

V.I. is desperate to find a mysterious man named Coop, who roams the lakefront in the middle of the night with his dog. She’s sure he holds the key to the mounting body count within SLICK. Coop may even know why an international law firm is representing the mass murderer responsible for Lydia’s lover’s death. Instead, the detective finds a terrifying conspiracy stretching from Chicago’s parks to a cover-up of the dark chapters in America’s meddling in South American politics. Before she finds answers, this electrifying novel pushes V.I. close to the breaking point: People who pay to play take no prisoners.

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File Name:dead-land-by-sara-paretsky.epub
Original Title:Dead Land
Creator:Sara Paretsky
Language:en
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Publisher:HarperCollins
Date:2020-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
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Table of Content

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Dedication
4. Contents
5. The Dogs of August
6. 1: South Side Sisters
7. 2: Savages
8. 3: Trader’s Folly
9. 4: Jailhouse Blues
10. 5: Story Hour
11. 6: Murray Signs Up
12. 7: A Teaspoon in the Desert
13. 8: Dining Out
14. 9: A Super Meeting
15. 10: Democracy in Action
16. 11: Generation Gap
17. 12: Quicksand in the Valley of Regret
18. 13: The Usual Suspects
19. 14: Thorough Search
20. 15: Shortest Way from A to B
21. 16: Found?
22. 17: Cave-In
23. 18: Staying Afloat
24. 19: Unending Grief
25. 20: My Name in Lights
26. 21: Combing Through Trash
27. 22: Missing in Action
28. 23: Local Excavation
29. 24: Something Is Happening, but You Don’t Know What It Is, Do You, Ms. Jones?
30. 25: Legal Standing
31. 26: A Vampire in a Cave
32. 27: Lease Is Up
33. 28: No Place Like Home
34. 29: Brothers and Comrades Forever
35. 30: There Is an i in “Quit”
36. 31: Everyone Joins the Chase
37. 32: Digging Up the Deep State
38. 33: A Little Help from My Friends (?)
39. 34: City Services
40. 35: Found in the Shuffle
41. 36: Long Night’s Journey into Day
42. 37: Trouble in the Fields
43. 38: Yanking Each Other’s Chains
44. 39: Bye, Bye, Ms. American Pie
45. 40: The Invisible Hand
46. 41: Swimming in Liquid Lead
47. 42: Dots on the Map
48. 43: Tales of a Traveler
49. 44: Honesty Is the Best Policy
50. 45: Little House on the Prairie
51. 46: No Herbal Remedies
52. 47: Asleep in a Boat
53. 48: Trouble Follows Me
54. 49: CSI
55. 50: A Bad Day at Black Rock
56. 51: Rust in the Joints
57. 52: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
58. 53: Homecoming
59. 54: His Guy Friday
60. 55: Knitting the Raveled Sleeve of Care
61. 56: The Luck Holds
62. 57: The Affectionate Aunt
63. 58: Where the Rain Never Falls/The Sun Never Shines
64. 59: The Boy Reporter Wakes Up
65. 60: The Dunce
66. 61: Recording Artist
67. 62: A Little Bird Cheeps
68. 63: Lavender Fields Forever
69. 64: Still Living in Love
70. Thanks
71. About the Author
72. Also by Sara Paretsky
73. Copyright
74. About the Publisher