Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering an arsonist -- and the secrets hidden behind Elena's boozy smile -- will send V.I. into the seedy world of Chicago's homeless... into the Windy City's backroom deals and bedroom politics, where new schemers and old cronies team up to get V.I. off the case -- by hook, by crook, or by homocide.
- ISBN10 1299002862
- ISBN13 9781299002869
- Publish Date 1 January 2009 (first published 1 February 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dell
- Format eBook
- Language English