Pay Dirt: the gripping new crime thriller from the international bestseller

In Kansas, a young woman named Sabrina disappears, and private investigator V.I. Warshawski discovers her close to death in a drug house. The locals don't take kindly to her, and the FBI becomes suspicious. V.I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals, with roots that date back to the American Civil War, and her survival depends on keeping one step ahead in a game she doesn't even know she's playing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Sometimes, time doesn't heal all wounds. When a young woman named Sabrina disappears without a trace in Kansas, private investigator V.I. Warshawski knows she must act fast. But when she discovers Sabrina close to death in a drug house, the locals don't take kindly to her, and Sabrina's mother becomes suspicious. V.I. finds herself under the sharp gaze of the FBI and the men running the county's opioid distribution. And when a dead body surfaces a few days later, V.I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals, with roots that date all the way back to the American Civil War.

The war might be over, but its legacy remains, and V.I.'s survival depends on keeping one step ahead in a game she doesn't even know she's playing. As V.I. delves deeper into the mystery, she discovers that the opioid crisis is just a symptom of a much larger problem - a web of corruption and greed that stretches from the highest levels of government to the streets of small towns.

With the help of a local reporter named Jack, V.I. begins to unravel the truth about Sabrina's disappearance and the deadly game that is being played. But as they get closer to the truth, they find themselves in danger, and V.I. must use all of her skills and resources to stay one step ahead of the people who are willing to do anything to protect their secrets.

In the end, V.I. emerges victorious, but not without paying a heavy price. She has lost friends and colleagues, and she knows that the battle against the opioid crisis is far from over. But she also knows that she has made a difference, and that she has shown that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for a brighter future.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 166 x 243 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529354379