| Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel Revised Edition Contributor(s): Paretsky, Sara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440204208 ISBN-13: 9780440204206 Publisher: Dell OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 1989 Annotation: V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Series: V. I. Warshawski |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 4.25" W x 6.78" (0.41 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky."--The Denver Post V. I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem--after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she stumbles onto some long-buried secrets--and a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much. " Paretsky's] work does more than turn the genre upside down: her books are beautifully paced and plotted, and the dialogue is fresh and smart."--Newsweek "Her best and boldest work to date . . . a criminal investigation that is a genuine heroic quest."--The New York Times Book Review |