After September 11, V.I. Warshawski wades into a case that involves betrayals stretching from the ugliness of the McCarthy era. She sees a connection between those Red-baiting years and the government's rush to judgment for possible terrorists. She finds that the past has no monopoly on patriotic scoundrels. 11th in the series. "A compelling mystery and an indictment of the McCarthies of all eras."—BookPage