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Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky. V. I. Warshawski Stories (V.I. Warshawski Novels Book 18)
In “Grace Notes,” V.I. has barely finished her morning coffee when she sees an ad in the paper asking for information about her own mother, long dead. The paper leads V.I. to her newfound Italian cousin Vico, who’s looking for music composed by their great-grandmother. What’s the score? Clearly it’s something to kill for. . . .
“The Pietro Andromache” finds V.I.’s friend Dr. Lotty Herschel with motive and means to dispatch her professional rival and steal his priceless statue. Lotty didn’t do it—but does she know who did? V.I. soon cuts to the art of the case—and it’s not a pretty picture at all!
Summoned by an old high school friend to a race “At the Old Swimming Hole,” V.I. ends up swimming with the sharks—the FBI and a ruthless gambling kingpin—in a pool of blood. . . . And it’s only “Skin Deep” when a relaxing facial transformation transforms a client into a stiff. V.I.’s pal Sal needs help. Her beautician sister Evangeline is prime suspect—and V.I. has only eighteen hours to crack the case before it’s headline news. . . .
“Three-Dot Po” proves there’s nothing like a dog. Especially a dog on the trail of her mistress’s killer, with V.I. in tow. . . .
In “Strung Out,” love means nothing and V.I.’s quick to learn the score as her old friend’s tennis-champion daughter is under suspicion for strangling her father with a racket string. And there’s more, nine stories in all, in this masterful collection of short fiction starring V.I. Warshawski, “the most engaging woman in detective fiction since Dorothy Sayers’s Harriet Vane”
This is a used paperback in very good condition.
Page: 335
Dimension: 4.2 x 0.85 x 6.85
Item Weight: 6.4 Ounces
ISBN 10: 044021873X
ISBN 13: 9780440218739
Sara Paretsky’s groundbreaking creation, V.I. Warshawski, shattered the traditional mold of female detectives in 1982. This gritty, intelligent protagonist, introduced in “Indemnity Only,” challenged the genre’s stereotypical portrayal of women as either victims or vamps. V.I.’s authenticity resonated with readers and critics, leading to twenty more novels in the series. Even today, her voice and world remain relevant, with the New York Times praising her as a “proper hero for these times.” Beyond her literary impact, Paretsky’s work inspired other writers, leading her to found Sisters in Crime in 1986. This organization advocates for women crime writers worldwide, further expanding the genre’s horizons. visit her website: https://saraparetsky.com/
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