Deadlock
A V. I. Warshawski Novel
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"V.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, tough, sexy."--Daily News (New York)
"Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a carefully plotted tale of murder and great misdeeds in the world of Great Lakes cargo shipping."--Chicago Tribune
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of the picture--permanently.
"Hard-boiled detective fiction . . . a swift-paced and engrossing read."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Slithers with suspense!"--Chicago Sun-Times
About this Author
Sara Paretsky is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with Indemnity Only. She lives in Chicago.
Format: Trade paperback
Series: V. I. Warshawski
Pages: 320
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 1992-03-02
Reviews
Praise for Sara Paretsky and Her Detective Series Featuring V. I. Warshawski
"The best on the beat? V.I. Warshawski [is] the top of the line."--Chicago Tribune
"Who is America's most convincing and engaging professional female private eye? V.I. Warshawski, the star of Sara Paretsky's series about white-collar crime and wall-to-wall corruption in Chicago, now clearly leads the growing field."--Entertainment Weekly
"What really continues to amaze and impress about this series is V.I. herself, undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction."--The Baltimore Sun
"Parentsky's work does more than turn a genre upside down: Her books are beautifully paced and plotted. . . . The dialogue is fresh and smart."--Newsweek
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