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V.I. Warshawski 12
$35.47
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2006
Summary
Death, conspiracy and burning buildings - coming home wasn’t meant to be like this.
A dangerous, depressed place reeking of bad memories, South Chicago is a neighbourhood private investigator V.I. Warshawski left a long time ago. But now she’s back, drawn to the streets of her childhood once again to do a favour for a friend.
It was never going to be easy - and when the mother of a local girl asks her to look into claims of sabotage at the factory where she works, V.I. quickly…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340839102 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340839104 |
| Author: | Sara Paretsky |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 112mm x 34mm |
| Series: | V.I. Warshawski |
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Critics Review
‘You always know what to expect when you pick up a VI Warshawski novel: intrepid investigating, feisty characters, and a plot that gathers pace and heat as the novel progresses’
How enjoyable to settle down with a new book by Sara Paretsky. - Sunday Telegraph
In many ways, in fact, this is Warshawski’s darkest outing, with no sign that her creator is flagging. Paretsky has written a novel in which a great deal is stripped bare, including Warshawski’s innermost anxieties about herself, producing a narrative as gripping as it is emotionally wrenching. - JOAN SMITH, Sunday TimesWith the creation of V.I. Warshawski, Sara Paretsky did more than anyone to change the face of contemporary women’s fiction. - Express on SundayYou always know what to expect when you pick up a VI Warshawski novel: intrepid investigating, feisty characters, and a plot that gathers pace and heat as the novel progresses - You Magazine, South AfricaWarshawski’s darkest outing, with no sign that her creator is flagging. Paretsky has written a novel in which a great deal is stripped bare, including Warshawski’s innermost anxieties about herself, producing a narrative as gripping as it is emotionally wrenching. - JOAN SMITH, Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Sara Paretsky
Sara Paretsky, the author of the V.I. Warshawski novels, was named 2011 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. She is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers’ Association and the CWA Gold Dagger for Blacklist.
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