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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is the only one of the Warshawski series I've read all the way through and I enjoyed most of it. Paretsky can get preachy at times which slows things down but this one had little of that. (  ) jwcooper3 | Nov 15, 2009 |  V.I. Warshawski is back again, butting heads and making enemies in her latest detective outing. In this novel, V.I. is asked to take on a client's son and find him some community service work, at the same time she is asked to look into the mysterious withdrawal of financial backing for a woman-owned building rehab project. What ensues is pure V.I. -- a bullheaded detective up against the establishment, police authorities, friends, lover, and the world, while she races to find the bad guys and save the day. (Read March 2006) (  ) kepitcher | Oct 12, 2009 | Reminiscent of Kinsey Milhone in Sue Grafton's alphabet series, V.I (Vic) Warshawski, private detective let's her enthusiasm for a cause get her into hot water. This is the first of these books I have read, but I suspect it follows the previous pattern. It's a good read, not a great one, but does give the reader a sense of adventure on the one hand, and frustration on the other, as Vic continually ignores advice from her boyfriend (a cop), licensed social workers, attorneys and journalists to do her own thing. In the end, the missing are rescued, the bad guys end up in jail, and the murders get solved....those aren't spoilers, they're the general theme of all such cookie cutter mysteries with "wonder woman" leading ladies. (  ) tututhefirst | Oct 2, 2009 | Vic tackles crime and corruption in this one - it seems that the police aren't doing their jobs and she wants to know why, This is another superb instalment in this series of books. ( ) riverwillow | Jun 10, 2009 | My second V.I. Warshawski novel, the first too long ago to recall. This is well-written and plotted, with some very well observed social occasions where powerful men hold the floor and the women have as much impact on proceedings as a candlestick, as the author puts it at one point. The locations in Chicago seem authentic, although I don't know the city and the characters generally well-rounded and believable. Recommended. ( ) edwardsgt | Apr 12, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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