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From a distinguished writer in American crime fiction comes a brilliant and daring tale of secrets and betrayals spanning four generations—political, social, sexual, and financial, all with deadly consequences. In the wake of 9/11, V.I. takes on a request from an old client to check an empty family mansion. She unexpectedly encounters an intruder and, while chasing them, falls into a pond, clutching a lifeless hand. It belongs to a reporter investigating events from the McCarthy era, drawing V.I. into the intertwined histories of two prominent Chicago families marked by blood, sex, money, and scandals that may have led to murder. Concurrently, she becomes entangled in the case of a missing Egyptian boy with potential terrorist ties, making him a target for government interest. As these two cases converge, V.I. discovers that wealth and privilege come at a steep price, and the past is rife with patriotic scoundrels. By the story's end, at least two more lives will be lost, and V.I. herself may be at risk. This novel is a passionate, complex, and powerfully entertaining achievement featuring its acclaimed heroine.