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, Rosaβs 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 whoβs never missed Sunday mass? Easy enoughβor so V. I. thinks before a mystery brought to her by new flame Roger Ferrant crosses paths with Rosaβs case.
The deeper V. I. digs, the more someone wants her to take her shovel and go homeβsomeone who threatens to blind her with acid, and wonβt stop there. Because corruptionβs tentacles reach farther than V. I. imagined; from her family to Chicagoβs infamous Familyβ¦and from a monasteryβs hushed hallways to the highest echelons of the Church.
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