Detective Sloane Pearson is relatively new to the sex crime
squad of her division. With a reputation for caring for the
victims, no matter who they are, Sloane finds herself among
a bunch of cops who have weathered the job year in and year
out and just do the job. Her tenacity gets her through each
day, while life throws her punches, leaving her as unstable
as papers skittering around the windy city.
Women are being raped and choked in vacated buildings, but
they don't want to pursue bringing the rapist to justice.
When Sloane's real estate agent is one of the victims,
Sloane stays the course, interviewing the woman and
returning to visit her in the hope she will remember more
details. The word comes down the chain of command to let
the case go, but Sloane persists, even when her own partner
has given up. In a failing relationship, her father's heart
failing, Sloan doesn't want to fail this case.
Written in Sloane's point of view, the reader fully
understands the pain and insecurities she hides deep.
Schwegel's knowledge of Chicago and her depiction of life
in this city, along with her fleshed out characters, sharp
dialogue and sassy comebacks to the male characters make
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS an appealing mystery perfect for any
setting, whether reading on the beach or by bedside
lighting. You will start it and won't want to put it down.
Detective Sloane Pearson is new to the Sex Crimes Division
but no stranger to being treated like an incompetent
blonde by her hardened male co-workers. She’s also no
stranger to hard-to-crack cases, and her latest is as
tough as they come: A rapist is on the prowl, dragging
women to deserted building sites or vacant apartment
buildings peppered all over downtown Chicago, and forcing
them to fight---knowing, of course, that he’ll
win.
When a real estate agent Sloane knows is
attacked by the violent predator, Sloane finds herself
taking a case that threatens her secret plans to leave her
long-time lover. Her personal bond with the victim and a
would-be relationship with a man she interviews along the
way lead Sloane down a dangerous path---one that poisons
the investigation as well as her personal
life.
Sloane’s balancing act topples when her father
falls ill. Between coping with his weak heart and
following the few weak leads she has, her case begins to
go the way that many rape cases go: The victims fall away,
one by one, suddenly unsure of what they saw or unwilling
to relive the horrifying moments again and
again.
When Sloane helps a hungry young Sun-
Times reporter declare the case serial, she loses
support: Her bosses demand she get a suspect or move on.
Sloane stays on the case, though---no matter how much it
strains her personal relationships. Even her partner
claims she’s in too deep: He doesn’t believe there’s an
arrest on the planet worth a cop’s life. Sloane disagrees:
Someone’s got to take up the fight.
From the worst
slums of Chicago’s west side to the glittering Loop
skyscrapers, Sloane finds no shortage of suspects. As she
loses everything she’d called home, she can only hope to
find the rapist before she also becomes a victim.
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