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Title details for A Place in the Wind by Suzanne Chazin - Available

A Place in the Wind

Jimmy Vega Mysteries Series, Book 4

#4 in series

by Suzanne Chazin
Thom Rivera
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The disappearance of a teenage girl in upstate New York sets off a powder keg of accusations, bigotry, and fear-with deadly results-in Suzanne Chazin's stunning new thriller featuring Hispanic police detective Jimmy Vega. On a frigid, January night, a blond, blue-eyed high school girl walks out of an English class she tutors for immigrants-and vanishes. Suspicion quickly falls on the men she was teaching, many of whom are undocumented. As disturbing evidence trickles in, news of the incident spreads beyond the scenic town of Lake Holly, New York, unearthing deep-seated fears and enflaming cultural tensions. For county police detective Jimmy Vega, the situation is personal. His girlfriend, Harvard-educated attorney Adele Figueroa, heads the immigrant center where the teen volunteer disappeared. If Vega can't find the girl soon and clear Adele's clients, the place of refuge may be forced to shut its doors. Still reeling over his own recent career missteps, Vega does his best to run interference between Adele and the local police. But when Vega's boss assigns him a grunt detail working for the new county supervisor, the man's political ambitions clash with Vega's deepest convictions. Vega can't imagine a worse turn of events-until he uncovers even darker forces at play. Someone wants to destroy far more than Vega's career. And no matter which way he turns, every step will put him and his family in the killer's cross-hairs. Author bio: Suzanne Chazin won widespread acclaim for the Jimmy Vega series, including Land of Careful Shadows, A Blossom of Bright Light, and No Witness But the Moon. She is also the author of the Georgia Skeehan mystery series, including The Fourth Angel, Flashover, and Fireplay. She has twice been the recipient of the Washington Irving Book Award for fiction. Her fiction, essays, and articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, as well as the award-winning short story anthology, Bronx Noir. She lives in the New York City area. Visit her on Facebook or at www.suzannechazin.com.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jimmy Vega Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 26, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501974885
      • File size: 357588 KB
      • Duration: 12:24:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 28, 2017
      The disappearance of 17-year-old Catherine Archer propels Chazin’s nail-biting fourth mystery featuring detective Jimmy Vega (after 2016’s No Witness but the Moon). The girl was last seen at La Casa, the community center in Lake Holly, N.Y., where she volunteered. Run by Adele Figuero, Jimmy’s girlfriend, La Casa serves the local immigrant population. A security video taken the night Catherine vanished shows a blond girl resembling her walking out of Hank’s Deli with Guatemalan Rolando Benitez-Ochoa. Catherine’s body is found in the woods, and Rolando becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Rolando’s stepbrother, Wilfredo Martinez-Ochoa, a premed student, is arrested for lying to the police about Rolando’s whereabouts. Adele, to prevent Wilfredo’s life from being destroyed by the community’s anti-immigrant fervor, takes him under her protection, further outraging people already angry at her for running the center. Jimmy, meanwhile, comes to believe Rolando is innocent and, despite police disapproval, doesn’t rest until he uncovers the truth in this tense page-turner. Agent: Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This audiobook--part of the Jimmy Vega series--follows the case of a Hispanic teen who is fingered for a crime he didn't commit. Narrator Thom Rivera shapes the characters by personality: A type A politician barks out dialogue in a simultaneously phony and demanding voice, Detective Vega's empathetic girlfriend comes across as gentle and caring, and teens sound like teens do, slightly unsure of themselves. The best voice is that of a gruff but wise old neighbor whose family was killed in the Holocaust. Chazin's book is paced well. She develops her characters well and deftly uses immigration as a backdrop to the story. M.B. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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