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Fire Sale

Fire Sale( )
Author: Paretsky, Sara
Series title:A V. I. Warshawski Novel Ser.
ISBN:978-0-451-21899-5
Publication Date:Jul 2006
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Berkley
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $11.99
Book Description:

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Takes off with a bang--literally...V. I. remains a paragon among PIs, and Fire Sale is one of Paretsky's best books yet."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch  A conscience can weigh a PI down more than the heaviest firearm--and get her into more trouble too. It's that nagging conscience that makes V. I. Warshawski agree to fill in as coach for the girls' basketball team at her South Chicago alma mater--which...
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Book Details
Pages:544
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.3 x 7.4 x 1.4 Inches
Book Weight:0.75 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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