Breakdown (V. I. Warshawski)

Paretsky, Sara

ISBN 10: 1455823694 ISBN 13: 9781455823697

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2012

Synopsis

A strange crime gets V.I. Warshawski involved with some of Chicago&;s most rich and powerful players in this thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.

When a group of Chicago tweens holds a ritual in an abandoned cemetery, they stumble on an actual corpse&;stabbed through the heart in a vampire-style slaying. V.I. Warshawski arrives on the scene to escort the girls home&;but protecting them places her at the tangled center of the investigation. And the girls include daughters of some of Chicago&;s most powerful families: the grandfather of one, Chaim Salanter, is among the world&;s wealthiest men; the mother of another, Sophy Durango, is running for the United States Senate.

For V.I., the questions multiply faster than the answers. Is the killing linked to a hostile media campaign against Durango&;or to Salanter&;s childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania? As V.I. struggles to find an answer, she finds herself fighting enemies who are no less terrifying for being all too human.

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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: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1455823694
• ISBN 13: 9781455823697
• Binding: Audio CD