Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:A classic V.I. Warshawski short story from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.
 
When a beautiful young man hires Chicago detective V.I. Warshawski to find his long-lost father, his story has so many holes that V.I. knows she�??s on thin ice. Some illusive resemblance to a face she can�??t quite remember keeps the PI on the case, even though when she finds the old man, he claims he never had a child. Uncovering the real identities of both father and son leads V.I. on a chase from Chicago�??s seedy bars to its Gold Coast hotels and leave her shaken to the core. Don�??t miss this rare story about the detective who is a �??powerful magnet for trouble�?� (People) by the international bestselling and award winning Sara Paretsky.
 
Originally published in Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine and reprinted in