Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzlingsummer night is asking for trouble. But trouble isChicago private eye V.I. Warshwski's specialty.Her client says he's the prominent banker, JohnThayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son'sgirlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that'snot her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someonesoon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, andhe's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she beenset up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By thetime she's got it figured, things are hotter --and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in adesperate race against time. At stake: a youngwoman's life."