Breakdown - Softcover

Paretsky, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451238540 ISBN 13: 9780451238542

Publisher: Penguin LCC US, 2012

Synopsis

When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago's most influential families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, investigator Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a hostile media campaign against a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. Read by Susan Ericksen. Simultaneous. Book available.

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Review

'Both Paretsky and her sharp-tongued justice-seeker, V.I. Warshawski, remain formidable in the masterfully suspenseful fifteenth novel in this superb and adored Chicago-set series . . .V.I. reigns as crime fiction's spiky, headstrong warrior woman of conscience, and Paretsky, classy champion of the powerless, has never been more imaginative, rueful, transfixing, and righteous.' (Booklist, starred review)

'Plotted with all Paretsky's customary generosity, this standout entry harnesses her heroine's righteous anger to some richly deserving targets, all linked together in a truly amazing finale.' (Kirkus, starred review)

'She is writing with the kind of passion for social justice that inspired Chandler and Hammett' (Joan Smith, The Sunday Times)

'The thing about Sara Paretsky is, she's tough . . . she doesn't flinch from examining old social injustices others might find too shameful (and too painful) to dig up' (New York Times)

Book Description

Sara Paretsky's new bestseller pits V.I. Warshawski against a right-wing political pundit with powerful connections in a riveting novel that combines contemporary issues and suspense in Paretsky's unique way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin LCC US
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0451238540
• ISBN 13: 9780451238542
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English