This past week, I read only one book: Overboard by Sara Paretsky.

V.I. Warshawsky in trouble again.

On a morning run with her dogs, Vic discovers a young girl sheltering in a space between the rocks on the shore. She is very thin and pale and her legs are covered with burns. She says only one word: ngayi.

Suspecting that this is some immigrant girl who speaks only Hungarian, Vic has her sent to the hospital. But while a janitor, with some Hungarian, is questioning her another man enters the room as well. Shortly after, the girl runs away, and the janitor is found murdered.

Simultaneously, Vic is trying to look after a synagogue that has been the target of hateful graffiti and dealing with a troubled teen who ends up in her office.

The story is complex and Vic puts herself in danger several times, but it all comes together in a satisfying conclusion.

It is easy to understand why Paretsky has such a stellar reputation. Highly recommended.