Burn Marks A V. I. Warshawski Novel |
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Author:
| Paretsky, Sara |
Series title: | V. I. Warshawski Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-440-20845-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1991 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Dell |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Another triumph for Ms. Paretsky, her most captivating novel yet . . . V.I. herself [is] undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction."--The Baltimore Sun Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering...
More Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Another triumph for Ms. Paretsky, her most captivating novel yet . . . V.I. herself [is] undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction."--The Baltimore Sun
Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering an arsonist--and the secrets hidden behind Elena's boozy smile--will send V.I. into the seedy world of Chicago's homeless . . . into the Windy City's backroom deals and bedroom politics, where new schemers and old cronies team up to get V.I. off the case--by hook, by crook, or by homicide.
"One gritty good read . . . V.I. is a worthy heir to Marlowe!"--Daily News (New York)