Blacklist: A V.I. Warshawski Novel - Hardcover

Paretsky, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399150854 ISBN 13: 9780399150852

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2003

Synopsis

Checking up on empty family mansions for an old client, V.I. surprises an intruder and subsequently discovers the dead body of a missing reporter who disappeared during the McCarthy era, a find that has links to two prestigious Chicago families and leads to her involvement in the search for a missing boy with terrorist connections. 175,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"What's particularly amazing about the Warshawski books is that...these mysteries have grown richer and more ambitious with age, lately turning to the sweeping crimes of history for inspiration...a provocative mystery."

One of the best suspense stories this year. ("Buffalo News") A thoughtful high-tension mystery. ("Washington Post Book World")

"A thoughtful high-tension mystery."--"Washington Post World"

"A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller."--"Chicago Tribune"

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds."--"Associated Press"
"A thoughtful high-tension mystery."--Washington Post World

"A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller."--Chicago Tribune

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds."--Associated Press

"A thoughtful high-tension mystery." Washington Post World

"A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller." Chicago Tribune

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds." Associated Press"

"A thoughtful high-tension mystery." Washington Post World

"A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller." Chicago Tribune

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds." Associated Press

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"A thoughtful high-tension mystery."--Washington Post World

"A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller."--Chicago Tribune

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds."--Associated Press

-A thoughtful high-tension mystery.---Washington Post World

-A genuinely exciting and disturbing thriller.---Chicago Tribune

-A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds.---Associated Press

Praise for Blacklist

"Sara Paretsky's Chicago private eye, V. I. Warshawski, is one tough cookie...memorable."--The New York Times Book Review

"Thoroughly gripping."--The Seattle Times

"Timely, entertaining, thought-provoking and hard to put down."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"This is not your everyday detective story."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"[A] riveting exploration of guilt and fear...top-notch."--Publishers Weekly

"A complex, disturbing thriller, one that will linger in readers' minds."--Associated Press

More Praise for Sara Paretsky and the V. I. Warshawski series

"One of our genre's crucial, solid-gold, best-ever series. Paretsky is a genius."--Lee Child

"V.I. Warshawski is one of my all-time favorite investigators."--Lisa Gardner

"For me, the most remarkable of the moderns is Sara Paretsky."--P.D. James

"One of the most-loved characters in crime fiction."--Booklist (starred review)

"No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky."--The Denver Post

"Paretsky's books are beautifully paced and plotted, and the dialogue is fresh and smart...V.I. Warshawski is the most engaging woman in detective fiction."--Newsweek

About the Author:

Sara Paretsky is the author of sixteen books, including her renowned V. I. Warshawski novels. Her many awards include the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers' Association. She lives in Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0399150854
• ISBN 13: 9780399150852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416