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"V.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, tough, sexy."--Daily News (New York)
"Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a carefully plotted tale of murder and great misdeeds in the world of Great Lakes cargo shipping."--Chicago Tribune
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of the picture--permanently.
"Hard-boiled detective fiction . . . a swift-paced and engrossing read."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Slithers with suspense!"--Chicago Sun-Times
"Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a carefully plotted tale of murder and great misdeeds in the world of Great Lakes cargo shipping."--Chicago Tribune
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of the picture--permanently.
"Hard-boiled detective fiction . . . a swift-paced and engrossing read."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Slithers with suspense!"--Chicago Sun-Times
| ISBN-13 | 9780440213321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0440213320 |
| Weight | 0.39 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.74 x 4.20 x 0.81 In |
| List Price | $7.99 |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 320 pages |
| Publisher | Dell |
| Published On | 1992-03-02 |
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