Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel

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No one, male or female, writes betterP.I. books than Paretsky.The Denver Post

V. I. Warshawski isnt 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 aproblemafter 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 secretsand a very new corpse. Now shes stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much.

[Paretskys] 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

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Praise for Sara Paretsky and Her Detective Series Featuring V.I. Warshawski

The best on the beat V.I. Warshawski [is] the top of the line.Chicago Tribune

Who is Americas most convincing and engaging professional female private eye V.I. Warshawski, the star of Sara Paretskys series about white-collar crime and wall-to-wall corruption in Chicago, now clearly leads the growing field.Entertainment Weekly

What really continues to amaze and impress about this series is V.I. herself, undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction.The Baltimore Sun

Parentskys work does more than turn a genre upside down: Her books are beautifully paced and plotted. . . . The dialogue is fresh and smart.Newsweek

Author Bio

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