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Dead Land

A V. I. Warshawski Novel

Dead Land( )
Author: Paretsky, Sara
Series title:V. I. Warshawski Novels Ser.
ISBN:978-0-06-243592-7
Publication Date:Apr 2020
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:William Morrow & Company
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $28.99
Book Description:

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST

"A proper hero for these times . . . To us, V.I. is perfect." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Sara Paretsky's gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I. "Vic" Warshawski, is back . . . in a political-rot thriller that's the definition of perfection in the genre." -- THE WASHINGTON POST

Chicago's legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski, knows her city's rotten underbelly better than...
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Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Fiction / City Life
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.29 Inches
Book Weight:1.254 Pounds
Author Biography
Paretsky, Sara (Author)
Author Sara Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa on June 8, 1947. She received a degree in political science from the University of Kansas and ultimately completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago; her dissertation was entitled "The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the Civil War." She also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She married a professor of physics (University of Chicago).

The protagonist of all but two of Paretsky's novels is V.I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. V. I. Warshawsky shows a female detective succeeding a traditionally male role.

Paretsky has won numerous awards for her work including the Silver Dagger Award for Toxic Shock, the Gold Dagger award for Blacklist, and the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers Association.

Her title Brush Back made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015.

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