When V.I Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for forty years, she thinks it's a futile case. But as deception, corruption, and Chicago's racially charged history rear their ugly heads, the search quickly turns lethal.Then V.I finds that her family is keeping secrets of its own. Could her adored father have been a bent cop?Who is behind the mysterious disappearance of her young cousin?Chicago politics take centre stage as V.I finds all her certainties under threat, but nonetheless takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end.