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Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel
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Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel Mass market paperbound - 1989

by Sara Paretsky

Everyone's favorite female detective returns in her fifth case, as a missing person assignment turns into a murder investigation, in which V.I. is placed more than knee-deep in a deadly mixture of big business corruption--and chemical waste!


Summary

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.From the Paperback edition.

From the publisher

"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

First line

I had forgotten the smell.

From the jacket flap

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.

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  • Title Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel
  • Author Sara Paretsky
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dell, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date May 1, 1989
  • ISBN 9780440204206 / 0440204208
  • Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.78 x 4.25 x 1.08 in (17.22 x 10.80 x 2.74 cm)
  • Reading level 910
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
    • Locality: Chicago, Illinois
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Chicago (Ill.)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"The best boldest work to  date...A criminal investigation that is a genuine heroic  quest." --The New York Times Book  Review.

Citations

  • Beyond the Cover Author Interv, 10/01/2000, Page 13

About the author

Sara Paretsky is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with Indemnity Only. She lives in Chicago.
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