Former cop Cass Raines knows the streets of Chicago all too well. Now shes a private investigator and getting an exclusive glimpse into how the other half livesand how they die Wealth. Power.
Celebrity. Vonda Allens glossy vanity magazine has taken the Windy City by storm, and shes well on her way to building a one-woman media empire. Everybody adores her. Except the people who work for
her. And the person whos sending her flowers with death threats As Vondas bodyguard, off-duty cop Ben Mickerson knows he could use some back-upand no one fits the bill better than his ex-partner on
the police force, Cass Raines. Now a full-time private eye, Cass is reluctant to take the job. She isnt keen on playing babysitter to a celebrity whos rumored to be a heartless diva. But as a favor
to Ben, she signs on. But when Vonda refuses to say why someone might be after her, and two of her staff turn up dead, Ben and Cass must battle an unknown assailant bent on getting to the great lady
herself, before someone else dies. Cass finds out the hard way just how persistent a threat they face during the first stop on Vondas book tour. As fans clamor for her autograph, things take an ugly
turn when a mysterious fan shows up with flowers and slashes Ben with a knife. While her ex-partners life hangs in the balance, Cass is left to find out what secrets Vonda is keeping, who might want
her dead, and how she can bring Bens attacker to justice before enemies in the Chicago Police Department try to stop her in her tracks
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Cass Raines is a breath of fresh air in the PI genre—practical, no-nonsense, brilliant, and possessed of a great sense of humor and a heart as big as the city.” —Crime Reads
“A gripping relationship-based procedural that drags you in and spits you out, wan but satisfied.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Tracy Clark is the author of the acclaimed Chicago Mystery Series featuring ex-homicide cop turned PI Cassandra Raines. She received Anthony Award and Lefty Award nominations for the series
debut, Broken Places, which was also shortlisted for the American Library Association’s RUSA Reading List, named a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, and a
Library Journal Best Books of the Year. A native of Chicago, she works as an editor in the newspaper industry. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, PI Writers of America, International
Thriller Writers, and a Mystery Writers of America Midwest board member. Visit her online at TracyClarkBooks.com.
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