A missing friend, two abandoned tykes, Argentians, liars, SUV-driving suburbanites, and a floater. Ronnie figures it out, but it's not what you think.
"An engaging mystery with an appealingly cheeky heroine, brash humor, and plenty of unexpected twists." -Booklist
"Ventana is just as hard-boiled, softhearted and witty a sleuth as crime fiction's leading ladies, Kinsey Milhone and V.I. Warshawski, and she has a slight edge on them thanks to a legacy from her society thief (!) parents: she can pick a lock faster than Saint and Raffles combined." - Los Angeles Times Book Review (Dick Lochte)
"White's crackling new Ronnie Ventana mystery gets off to a fast start ... White keeps us guessing ...[and] keeps the pages turning." - San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle
"In this fast-paced adventure, White's lively and redoubtable sleuth makes splendid company..." -Publishers Weekly
"The satisfying momentum never flags from this first novel's opening moment ..." -Publishers Weekly