Still enjoying this very much, but I suspect it would have been better were it shorter--like the film noirs which it recalls. Suzy, it turns out, had a child--a daughter--whom she deserted. Son, whom she marries in Vegas, was in the same refugee camp as she was. Tough guy, criminal in Vegas, henchmen. Suzy's daughter is also in Vegas, unaware of her mother, but found out by Robert. All the pieces in place. Gangsters, missing daughter now found, found mother now missing, detective. So, I'd like to fly to the ending, but the book is taking its sweet time. I'll know in a couple of days if the extra pages are worth it.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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