This is a good stuff!
Jimmy Vega is involved in solving the death of a local nice girl Catherine, who was murdered and maybe sexually assaulted - and the probable perpetrator might be an undocumented immigrant. This issue shakes the Lake Holly community to the core and the fear and loathing it produces is complicating the “truce” between the majority and the Latino community. Then, the tragical shooting occurs...
As well, Jimmy’s daughter Joy might be in the danger of another kind.

Who are the innocent ones here?

I like the series because of the light it sheds on the immigration issues and the very hard lives on the undocumented people in the U.S. Many of their realities now feel more real to me.
Of course, the authoress is a bit biased in her portrayals of her characters (the poor ones are never the perpetrators - which is unrealistic in general, as anybody can be the perpetrator based on their character - but I still see her activism positively, as these stories are need to be told, and she presents them with great empathy and in-depth of storytelling).

I quite like Jimmy Vega, man’s man, a bit of macho, who is unable to express his feelings well, but who is loyal, dedicated and kind. While, being Adele (his lawyer girlfriend), I would be somehow unhappy with his “duty first, then anything/anybody else” policy, I would also admire him for his consistency. Only tolerant, strong women can handle the Jimmys of this character and Adele is exactly that.

The storytelling is good here, the characters are well fleshed out and the cases are interesting. And I need more of Max, the elderly man with the heart of gold and the life experiences that are worthy of silver screen!

It took me a bit to get into this book, but once I did, I was excited to keep reading. The main character is the perfect, strong type of personality to lead a book like this. I thought the author did a fantastic job representing the kind of bigotry that immigrant face in today's society and how it affects them and those who care about them.

This book was multi-layered and interesting and had a lot of unexpected twists that made it worth reading. The story behind the main mystery was believable and the resolution to the story answered all the questions nicely without feeling too convenient or contrived. This was good, clean writing where none of the words were wasted. I am looking forward to more from this author.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I have now read all 4 books in Suzanne Chazin's Jimmy Vega Mystery series and all I can say is "WOW"! There has not one book among them that didn't keep me in suspense until the very end. There are so many twists and turns and side stories that keep the reader constantly entertained. Each character is given enough description to get to know them and care about what happens to them. All this said could make some people think that this book is hard to follow and takes tremendous concentration to read, but none of this is true! Chazin starts with a slow burn and easily brings you along to an explosive conclusion.

I suggest that if you haven't read any of Suzanne Chazin's books, especially the Jimmy Vega Mystery series, that you do so immediately! You definitely will be happy you did!

Kensington and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of a Place in the Wind. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

County Police Detective Jimmy Vega is still tiptoeing around the department after a shooting, although ruled justified, put him in hot water with his superiors. When a teenage girl goes missing after tutoring an undocumented immigrant, the police and the community are quick to point fingers. Will Jimmy be able to help his girlfriend Adele Figueroa, who heads the very center at which the girl was last seen? As the innuendos fly and the violence escalates, will the police be able to salvage what is left of their community?

Raising very timely issues such as DACA children and racial tensions, A Place in the Wind is a reflection of the current climate in the United States. In his attempt to keep the peace, Jimmy just ends up making himself a target for those who do not believe in the rights of the undocumented. Honestly, I really like the growth and character development for Jimmy , but Adele is less successful in my opinion. Adele's inability to see beyond to see beyond her cause is nothing new and takes away from the central focus of the book. Although it is not strictly necessary to have read the prior books, the continuity of the overall story arc would be lost if reading A Place in the Wind as a standalone. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy police procedural thrillers, especially those with modern social problems at the crux of the matter.

Suspenseful, intriguing, relevant in today's world...all apply to this story. Tensions are high when a young caucasian girl disappears in a community of immigrants. Tempers flare, and everyone becomes a suspect. This is a good, solid detective story with great characters.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read a Place In the Wind by Suzanne Chazin.
This is a series book for detective Jimmy Vega.
It can serve as a standalone, but I think I missed alot because this is my first read for this author.
Solid police procedureal, and I am sure fans of this author will like it.
Plot is simple - young girl goes missing and Vega is assigned to find her. Vega is a flawed policeman, and an intersting character.
Good Book.

Excellent mystery hitting hot button issues, but not overpowering an intense and tricky story. Jimmy Vega (#4) has him on desk duty while police management decides his career status. A beautiful blond high school student, Catherine Archer is missing. Her death, presumably by an immigrant, tears the community apart. Throw in self-serving politicians, suspicious professors and you have the ingredients for a good read. I read the the first two Jimmy Vega mysteries and jumped at the chance to read the ARC of the latest one when offered t netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Politically charged mystery about a Trump-like figure who uses the disappearance an 18 year old white teenager to fuel his campaign to “Take Back Our Country” from undocumented immigrants.

When Catherine Archer, a seemingly innocent 18 year old blue eyed blonde disappears without a trace after tutoring one night at La Casa, a community center for undocumented immigrants in Lake Holly, New York, the undocumented immigrant community and the head of La Casa, Adela Figueroa, come under fire. Making matters worse, Catherine was last seen with Rolando Martinez, an undcoumetned illegal. While Adele belives in the innocence of Martinez, her boyfriend, Detective Jimmy Vega, does not.

Further complicating matters is that Vega, now on desk duty after shooting an unarmed man, is assigned to be the driver of Mike Carp, “The billionaire developer who won election to county executive in November by promising to reduce the number of undocumented immigrants in the region.” Needless to say, Catherine’s dissapearnace coupled with Carp’s political propaganda drives the tension to a breaking point between Jimmy and Adele, as well as between residents in Lake Holly.

Suzanne Chazin blurs the lines on controversial immigration issues in A Place in the Wind. I just love this series, and the way that Chazin humanizes hot-button immigration issue; DACA status plays a pivtoal role in this installment. While this is the fourth book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

Suzanne Chazin has taken her personal experience with outreach to the immigrant population and her considerable writing skills to produce a stellar series on one of the "hot-button" issues of the day. Jimmy Vega is a Bronx-born Hispanic cop who now lives and works in the fictional upstate New York town of Lake Holly. After his involvement in the shooting of an unarmed man in the previous book, No Witness but the Moon, Jimmy is on desk duty and keeping his head down. His attempt to keep a low profile goes out the window when a teenage volunteer at the local outreach center, La Casa, goes missing and is found dead in the woods. La Casa is run by Jimmy's girlfriend, Harvard educated lawyer, Adele Figueroa, so Jimmy can hardly avoid getting involved. Disaster strikes in the form of a botched surrender and Jimmy is assigned to be the driver for a local politician whose primary focus is immigrant bashing. Racial tensions in Lake Holly, always high, ratchet up to a level that threatens the peace of the community, and Jimmy's and Adele's relationship and careers.

A Place in the Wind takes us deep into the lives and hearts of two undocumented Guatemalan brothers, Wilfredo Martinez and Rolando Benitez. Wil has the protection of DACA, works multiple jobs, goes to school, dreams of becoming a doctor and tries to keep tabs on his brother. Rolando is wounded by his experiences, both in Guatemala and in the US and is a barely functional drunk. This case of the dead girl will throw both into the teeth of an unforgiving legal and immigration system. The characters in this series are extraordinarily well-rounded, and most of them from previous books make an appearance. A welcome addition is Mr. Zimmerman, Adele's elderly neighbor, who is much more than he appears to be. I highly recommend the Jimmy Vega Mysteries to fans of suspense and police procedurals that are firmly grounded in the events of today.

Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for an advance digital copy. The opinions are my own.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.* When I requested this book on NetGalley, I didn't realise that it was actually #4 in a series. Despite having not read the three previous books, I still found the novel an immensely enjoyable read and am now interested to go back and read the first three books in the series. On the surface, 'A Place in the Wind' is your typical murder mystery novel, focussing on the trials and tribulations of Latino detective Jimmy Vega as he seeks to find the murdered of beautiful teenager Catherine Archer. However, the book is much more than that. Race and class relations, small town corruption, dysfunctional families and even the Holocaust all play a role in this novel. A thoroughly intriguing and enjoyable read.

Was drawn to the book by the lovely cover. It was a good book. Having not read the rest of the books in the series i really must do that now. good mystery thriller and mix of characters. i enjoyed it very much

Celebrate because Jimmy Vega, a county police officer and Adele Figueroa, a lawyer/advocate are back in Suzanne Chazin’s new book. It is the fourth in a series that explores class, culture, love and justice in the area surrounding Lake Holly, Connecticut. All her books have heart, purpose, mystery and romance. So although you may want to begin here, you also would not want to miss the story arcs that came in her earlier titles. Each one offers insights into characters and how they work through issues that are always relevant to today.

On a cold winter night in Lake Holly, a beautiful blonde girl goes missing. She was a volunteer tutor at La Casa, non-profit providing services for immigrants run by Adele Figueroa. The missing girl and where she was last seen ignites theories in the town that are fed by prejudice, political agendas, and personal secrets. Jimmy Vega wants to find the girl and figure out what happened. He doesn’t like what this is doing to his town and his girlfriend, Adele. But he needs to be cautious in his detective work because of a previous incident and respectful of law enforcement agency boundaries. Secondary characters shine in this book and give greater depth to the mystery and tension. While portraying the differences between people, Chazin always focuses on the similarities that lie within to make us all better people. Highly recommended.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book.

If you haven't read this series- please start now. Chazin has written a topical novel that's both a mystery/procedural and a meditation on the problems faced by immigrants to the US. Jimmy Vega is exactly the man you'd want to walk the line of dealing with politics and a politician who wants to use two horrible deaths for his own benefit. Jimmy's girl friend Adele, who heads La Casa, a center for immigrants, is a terrific character in her own right. Things don't go well for these two when a young volunteer is found dead and an illegal immigrant is accused and then shot. That said, they know what's right and they work together to solve both the mystery and to fight for the rights of the immigrant community. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This is a great series and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Great read! Looking forward to reading more by this author! Highly recommend!

This book drew me in from the start. It is the fourth book in the Jimmy Vega series and the best yet. it can be read as a stand alone and is centred around the topic of immigration in the USA. Set in a small town, good writing and twists to keep you guessing. Some really well rounded characters, especially Max, the elderly Jewish man with a heart of gold! It is a very good read which I would recommend to fans of crime and mysteries. The ending leaves me hopeful for more to come from Jimmy Vega. Many thanks to Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads.

Suzanne Chazin delivers a well-paced tale of murder involving a detective unafraid to push the limits to get at the truth and protect those he loves, an idealistic attorney, and a privileged teen. Toss in the timely issues of class, race, immigration and politics, and you have a book that is difficult to set aside.

I received a free electronic copy of this novel from Netgalley, Suzanne Chazin, and Kensington Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

Jimmy Vega and Adele Figueroa are an awesome couple and visiting them again was a pleasure. They just keep getting better with age. I love that they feel consequences when they don't play by the rules but they don't whine about it, because sometimes you can't always play by someone else's rules. I love that this time Jimmy didn't have to pay too big a penalty for straying outside the lines. Getting to know Wil and Mr. Zimmerman was an especial bonus. Please keep them coming, Ms. Chazin.

"It's complicated, Mr. Vega."

"Uncomplicate it for me."

Detective Jimmy Vega is facing one of the most ensnarled cases of his career in upstate New York. Bronx born with eighteen years of service under his belt, Jimmy knows the law inside and out. Serving and protecting has always been his mantra. But this time, the crimes and the criminals tread a little too close to home........and now it's personal.

Adele Figueroa, a Harvard lawyer, is the director of La Casa which serves as an outreach center for the local immigrants in Lake Holly. When one of Adele's young volunteers, Catherine Archer, goes missing after her shift teaching English, Adele puts in a call to Jimmy. She and Jimmy have been an item for some time. Jimmy hesitates to follow through. He's been on leave for a shooting some months ago in which an unarmed man was killed. Leading with his heart, Jimmy steps into the inner circle of the crime investigation.

But there will be dire consequences for both Adele and Jimmy after Catherine's body is found in the woods not far from La Casa. Adele will be forced to resign after many slip-ups occur and Jimmy will be reassigned to a post well beneath him for not going through the chain of command. The stress of the situation puts a great strain on their relationship. The crime sends ripples in the water that eventually may even involve Jimmy's nineteen year old daughter.

Suzanne Chazin presents her fourth book in the Jimmy Vega series and perhaps her best. Chazin lays open the multi-faceted, timely situation of immigrants in this country. She unfolds all sides of the complicated ossues in which the reader sees through a multitude of prisms. I can't help but express a quote from the book: "Everybody, it seemed, was at the top of their own pyramid, even if they were at the bottom of someone else's."

A Place in the Wind includes well-carved characters that are the young and the old, the professional and the unprofessed, the male and the female, the criminals and the innocent. It can certainly be read as a standalone as Chazin fills in the corners well. I know that I have become hooked on this series with its fine writing and sharp police procedurals. Good stuff, Suzanne Chazin. Good stuff.

I received a copy of A Place in the Wind through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Kensington Books and to Suzanne Chazine for the opportunity.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Kensington Books for an advance copy of A Place in the Wind, the fourth novel to feature detective Jimmy Vega in New York State.

Catherine Archer, a 17 year old high school student, has gone missing after doing English tutoring at La Casa, a drop in centre helping recent immigrants, both legal and illegal. Attention immediately focuses on Rolando Benitez, an illegal immigrant, who attended the classes. When Catherine's body is discovered and Rolando is shot dead while attempting to surrender to the police race relations and Jimmy's personal situation take a turn for the worse.

I thoroughly enjoyed A Place in the Wind, my first read in the series. The plotting is excellent with some unexpected turns in the linear narrative and it is very topical in its examination of immigration and the feelings it arouses. I also like the small town feel to the novel which seems to be a microcosm of American society.

Jimmy Vega is a man in an invidious position. Due to a shooting incident in the recent past, which I assume is explored in an earlier novel, he is persona non grata in the department and relegated to desk duty. His unsanctioned involvement in the Benitez shooting (he was only there to support his girlfriend, Adele Figueroa, who was brokering the hand over) makes him even more unpopular and he is demoted to driving for the county executive, Mike Carp, a populist politician in the mould of Donald Trump and Adele's arch enemy.

Ms Chazin does an excellent job with her vignettes as every character is interesting and has a backstory to tell, apart from Mike Carp who is a fully formed politician ready to play the get tough on immigration card, regardless of the truth, to promote his political ambitions. Sounds very familiar and topical on a world stage. I love the way Ms Chazin explores his thinking. I found the plight of Wil Martinez, Rolando Benitez's brother, informative and sad in that he has no rights.

The plot is good with the local police in Lake Holly fixating on Benitez as their suspect, no matter what evidence to the contrary Jimmy finds. I'm not saying this is typical of all police forces but I've watched enough true crime documentaries to find it more than plausible. I was surprised by the ending but it all makes sense, it is just a twist I wasn't expecting.

I also like the hard talking in the novel. Jimmy is a professional and doesn't shrink from hard truths however unpalatable they may be to his interlocutors, mainly Adele who is a bit of an idealist. She expects Jimmy to support her in everything she does regardless of the realities of life. Driving Mike Carp is not Jimmy's dream job but resignation, the only other choice, is not an option and Adele can't see it and falls out with him about it. She is the only unconvincing character in the novel.

A Place in the Wind is a great read which I have no hesitation in recommending.