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America's "most convincing and engaging" (Entertainment Weekly) female private-eye, V.I. Warshawski, is looking for a missing coed, but finds a large scam involving big business executives, notorious underworld figures and murder.I. Warshawski novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V.I. Warshwski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker, John Thayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter -- and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.

"The Chicago writer whose name always makes the top of the list when people talk about the new female operatives." -- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Novel, Dec 7 2003

By	Avid Reader (Willow Springs, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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I am a late-comer to the V.I. Warshawski series. I'd known about for years, but after seeing the dreadful Kathleen Turner movie version, I decided to skip the books. Stupid me! I've only read this first book, but I have to say I'm hooked. The character of V.I. Warshawski is probably one of the best female P.I. characters out there. Sara Paretsky has written strong, three dimensional female that you can easily become attached to. The plot of this first book was a little choppy, but the author's understanding of Chicago -- the lay of the land, the police, the politics -- makes up for any shortcomings. Bravo job! I look forward to reading the entire series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful place to start, Jul 7 2002

By	Daniel Byrd "danbyrd30" (Katy, Tx) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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A great series, that actually starts off strong. Some of her next novels fall short, some are better. Unless you fall head over heels for Paretsky, I would read other reviews to see which ones are better, and skip the 'read-in-order' process.
I read this around the time that that awful movie with Kathleen Turner came out, but through so-so books and a bad movie, I'm still a fan. That has to say something about Mrs. Paretsky.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of a legend, Feb 27 2002

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After reading JM Redmann's wonderful Death by the Riverside featuring MIckey Knight, I was so vividly taken with the strong female character that I just had to re-read the other strong female character that I love: VI Warshawsky. Like Knight, Warshawsky is a tough cookie who can hurt, a smart woman who makes human mistakes, and a real pain... for friends who wish she wouldn't get herself into such danger.

Paretsky's gift in storytelling is the way she takes a small incident and lets it mushroom until seemingly unrelated incidents form the picture of a larger, uglier tale. Warshawsky herself is complicated and richly textured character and I loved revisiting her.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indemnity Only
V.I. Warshawski is one of the best P.I.s ever! This is a series you can't put down. Once I read one, I had to read all the rest in the series. Sara Paretsky is great!

Published on Jan 26 2002 by Lisa Kupec

4.0 out of 5 stars Is Anyone Who They Say They Are?
After a late night visit from a client asking her to find a missing girl, V. I. Warshawski finds the body of a collage student shot in the head at his kitchen table. V. I. Read more

Published on Aug 7 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Shes As Tough As Nails Yet As Smooth as Silk
This is the book that introduces us to V.I. Warshawski, possibly the toughest female private investigator in the game. Read more

Published on Jul 26 2001 by Untouchable

4.0 out of 5 stars Page turning introduction to V.I.
I've read most of the V.I. Warshawski series as they were released and thought I know Vic pretty well. Read more

Published on May 23 2001 by Carol Peterson Hennekens