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Guardian Angel (Mass Market Paperback)

by Sara Paretsky (Author) "Hot kisses covered my face, dragging me from deep sleep to the rim of consciousness ..." (more)
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From Publishers Weekly

Paretsky's V. I. Warshawski becomes more believable with each appearance; in this nine-week PW bestseller and BOMC selection in cloth, the PI investigates a bond scheme that spans Chicago's industrial and legal worlds.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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YA-- Chicago private investigator V. I. Warshawski is suffering from I'm-nearing-40-and-is-this-what-I-want-to-do-with-my-life angst. But, as usual, she does so with grit. Her neighborhood is becoming gentrified and an elderly neighbor is pressured by the new residents to fix up her unsightly yard and home or, preferably, to leave and take her five dogs with her. The woman is hospitalized and her yuppie lawyer neighbor, who not-so-coincidentally works for the same firm as Vic's ex-husband, becomes her legal guardian. Justifiably suspicious, Vic gets involved. At the same time, another neighbor hires her to investigate the disappearance of an old friend. Although seemingly disparate cases at first, Vic eventually sees them merge into one--but not before she endures numerous close calls and a friend is injured in an attack meant for her. Unlike the detective's previous reactions to her encounters with death--and to life itself--here she becomes increasingly introspective. The novel ends with her becoming estranged from the friend who was hurt and questioning her budding romance with a black Chicago cop. These extra layers of complexity add depth to Vic's character and lead readers to look forward to Paretsky's next installment in the Warshawski saga.
- Marilyn J. Schoon, Thomas Jefferson Sci-Tech, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fight on, VI!!, Dec 20 2001
Vic is my favorite among the female detective series. She is tough and no nonsense. I do wish that she would tell Lotty to take a big jump sometimes...
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5.0 out of 5 stars A woman's eye on man's business society, Dec 7 2001
By Jacques COULARDEAU "A soul doctor, so to say" (OLLIERGUES France) - See all my reviews
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Sara Paretsky is a lot more than a plain detective story writer. She describes a whole society, in this case that of Chicago and its crime, or crimes. Violent crime is not number one on her agenda, though it comes in due time. She is mainly interested in white collar crime, the type you find in business and finances. These criminals are highly qualified and educated and some believe that they can have all they want, just because they have the education, the money or the power it takes to command the world. Violence only comes up when some outsiders, first of all the private investigator of this book, try to get into the circle to find out about those criminal acitivites. After moral or social intimidation violence comes in the same line, and it can go all the way to elimination. But this classy world does not accept to be endangered and they are ready to sacrifice some of their children in order to save the system. You can become an outcast overnight if your actions or initiatives endanger the power of the bosses of this society. It is a clan and those who do not accept these clannish procedures are rejected. But Sara Paretsky goes a lot beyond and gives also a fair picture of some burning issues in our socieries. She does not put them all on the front burner but she does for the position of women : they can do all they want, no profession is beyond their reach, because an equal society has to reject any privilege or segregation. A fascinating page turner.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull: no suspense, no thrill., April 1 2001
By "fleajuice" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
When I first met V.I. Warshawski in the pages of "Guardian Angel" I found incredible likenesses with Sue Grafton's heroine of her Alphabet series. And by the end, I was equally annoyed and bored by her dull exposition and smarty-pants comments that were just not funny. I would have liked more thought in presenting some clues (we were presented with answers instead of clues that rolled out for us to piece together with the detective) than all the endless droning about cranky neighbors, jerky ex-husbands, pregnant dogs and worn-out running shoes.

I found myself annoyed with myself halfway through for bothering to finish "Guardian Angel" because I honestly, could not have cared less about what happened.

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1.0 out of 5 stars an annoying character
Most detective stories, if boiled down to the bone, are stories of very simple crimes. Yet good writers know how to stretch a simple story into a few hundred pages without losing... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Fairly Good Read
Likeable and properly despicable characters populate this story about fraud and the lengths people will go to cover their tracks. V.I. Read more
Published on Jun 9 1999 by N. Sausser

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