Orem Library

V.I. Warshawski is hired by the president of Chicago's biggest bank, to find his son. She is less than pleased to find that her client isn't the bank president but is the boss of the International Brotherhood of Knifegrinders and she soon finds herself investigating insurance fraud and a murder contract.

Sleuth and wedding consultant Jane Jeffry of Chicago investigates the murder of a bride's dressmaker. There might be a connection to a treasure, said to be buried on the premises. The wedding was held in a former monastery.

When a young man from her Chicago neighborhood vanishes in Iraq and the U.S. government denies knowledge of his whereabouts, Nuala launches a personal investigation to uncover the truth.

While Nuala Anne and her daughter take karate classes to protect themselves from bullies, shy nanny Julie is courted by a new beau, and Dermot examines a famine refugee's memoir for clues about the mysterious fever that killed his family.

Dermot works on solving the mystery of Chicago's Haymarket Riot while Nuala struggles to help a Chicago Irish bigshot with the mark of death on him and the couple try to cope with the stress a premature birth places on their marriage.

When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one detail stands out: the red lipstick encircling her wrists and ankles. Detective Harriet Foster is on the case, even though she's still grieving the sudden death of her partner. As a Black woman in a male-dominated department, Foster anticipates a rocky road ahead acclimating to a new team--and building trust with her new partner isn't coming easily. After another victim...

"Chicago police detective Gina Simonetti is keeping a secret from the department: she has multiple sclerosis. Raising her young niece on her own, Gina hides her disease; she can't afford to lose her job. Anyway, she is healthier than most of the cops she knows, and greatly appreciates the responsibility of caring for a child. But Gina's secret is threatened when a colleague calls her in to help trace a suspect: Johnny Marble has added to his rap sheet...

Fresh on the heels of Killer Stuff, Sharon Fiffer's auspicious debut, antique "picker" Jane Wheel is making a career out of going through old stuff; it seems she can't get enough of the piles of vintage clothing, kitchen utensils, Bakelite buttons and post cards she finds at estate sales across the Chicago area. What this saloon keepers' daughter loves, though, is not the items themselves but the stories they tell about the lives of their owners....