Breakdown by Sara Paretsky - 448 pages
Intrepid Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski becomes enmeshed in the affairs of powerful families while trying to do a favor for her cousin. Young girls from her cousin's book group who are enamored with a paranormal fiction heroine practice a ritual in a cemetery on a rainy night and accidentally stumble onto a murder. Warshawski tries to herself and the girls safe while unraveling a web of hidden agendas and lies ranging from the halls of power to halls of the state institution for the criminally insane. The familiar characters from the series all have a chance to shine in this quick and entertaining read.

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