New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth mystery in the highly praised series featuring African American homicide detective (and widowed mother) Marti MacAlister, who is investigating the death of a young Chicago woman found on the shores of Lake Michigan. Dust jacket praise from Sara Paretsky who commented "Marti MacAlister. brings a complexity to the personal side of police work seldom presented in fiction." 274 pp. ISBN: 0-312-203780.