When Detective V.I. Warshawski begins an investigation of a three million dollar theft from a monastery, acid is thrown in her face, and she suspects she might be taking on the Vatican, the Mafia, and an international conglomerate
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"No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky."
No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky. ("Denver Post") Entertaining and intelligent. ("Washington Post Book World")
"No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky." Denver Post
"Entertaining and intelligent." Washington Post Book World"
The feisty, tough and shrewd heroine appears in her third adventure in the V.I. Warshawski series, from one of America's greatest female crime writers.
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Seller: Coas Books, Las Cruces, NM, U.S.A.
Condition: acceptable. Cover image may vary. Dust jacket is worn. Item has staining. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # COBV.068804820X.A
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4429495-6
Seller: ManyBooksLittleTime, Brevard, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover book with dust jacket is in very good condition and is inscribed by author to previous owner. Pages are clean and unmarked with no folds or creases. Spine is tight. Dust jacket is protected by library cover. V.I.'s battleaxe Aunt Rosa is under investigation by the FBI and SEC after counterfeit stock certificates were found at St. Albert's Priory, where she serves as treasurer. As malicious as her aunt is, V.I. knows she's not dishonest, so V.I. vows to protect her from taking the fall. But V.I. starts questioning the strength of her family ties when a menacing voice on the phone threatens to throw acid into her eyes if she doesn't butt out. The stakes are high as she begins to sniff out a connection between Chicago's most powerful the Church and the Mob. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # FFR58
Seller: Prairie Home Books, Crosby, ND, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book lived in a library, and marks are there. Tape marks on covers, label mark on front end paper, faint mark of stamp on top edge. Slight cock. also, solid and has a good dust cover. I have seen a lot worse. Seller Inventory # 001421
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with one-inch tear to jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 128586
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A sharp copy of the First Edition in a bright and attractive jacket. Seller Inventory # 498783
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. Slightly foxed. Short gifter's inscription on front endpage. Seller Inventory # V18OS-00484
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # rev4470067629
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Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Clean and tightly bound with fine contents. Slight lean to spine. The unclipped dust jacket shows extremely slight shelf wear only. Seller Inventory # 143959
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition with the complete number line; a near fine book in a very good dust jacket. This volume is near fine with a tight binding and clean white pages; some minor shelf wear is present and some wrinkling to a few page edges, else fine. Housed in a very good dust jacket that is clean and bright with some rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges, a small tear along the back panel flap, and a closed tear along the bottom edge of the back panel; the jacket shows an overall mild foxing. A handsome copy of this author's 3rd novel, protected in a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 1112