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.
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.
Sloaneβs 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.
From the worst
slums of Chicagoβs west side to the glittering Loop
skyscrapers, Sloane finds no shortage of suspects. As she
loses everything sheβd called home, she can only hope to
find the rapist before she also becomes a victim.
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