They say blood is thicker than water. Private eye V. I. Warshawski has her doubts, especial-ly when it comes to the bad blood between her and her great-aunt Rosa. But when the old lady reaches out, V. I. answers the call.
The good friars at St. Albertus Magnus Priory, Rosaโs long-time employers, have cashed in on valuable securities from their safe...only to discover they were counterfeits. Suspended under a cloud of suspicion, Rosa wants V. I. to clear her name. Exonerate a senior citizen whoโs never missed Sunday mass? Easy enoughโor so V. I. thinks before a mystery brought to her by new flame Roger Ferrant crosses paths with Rosaโs case.
The deeper V. I. digs, the more someone wants her to take her shovel and go homeโsomeone who threatens to blind her with acid, and wonโt stop there. Because corruptionโs tentacles reach farther than V. I. imagined; from her family to Chicagoโs infamous Familyโฆand from a monasteryโs hushed hallways to the highest echelons of the Church.
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