Pay Dirt: A V.I. Warshawski Novel (V.I. Warshawski Novels Book 22)

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski faces a case rooted in Civil War history in this gripping thriller by New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

When V.I. takes a break in Kansas to watch her protégé Angela play college basketball, trouble soon follows. After Angela’s roommate Sabrina goes missing, V.I. agrees to help find her. But searching in an unfamiliar city without her usual contacts proves difficult—especially when the locals turn hostile.

V.I. eventually discovers Sabrina barely alive in a remote house, drawing the attention of both the FBI and online attackers. Soon after, a dead body turns up in the same house, plunging V.I. into a dangerous land dispute dating back to the Civil War. As tensions rise and powerful figures close in, she must stay one step ahead of her enemies before time runs out.