- Mass Market Paperback: 339 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (16 April 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440215285
- ISBN-13: 978-0440215288
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,181,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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V.I. Warshawski's latest case has alreasy opened up old wounds. But when a silky voice on the phone threatened to throw acid in her eyes, V.I. knew this one could finish her off with some brand-new ones. The sour-faced old aunt she had agreed to help was accused of stealing millions in stock certificates from a pious order of Dominican brothers. V.I. knew the woman was a witch, not a thief, and she soon smelled something rotten in the sanctum sanctorum of Chicago's most powerful movers and shakers -- the Church and the Mob. Now someone wants to see V.I. burn in hell. But this tough cookie of a private eye had her back up, a brand-new Smith & Wesson, and a daring plan to make the bad guys go to the devil first.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
V.I gets called in by her aunt (on her mother's side#, who wants her to clear her name from the suspicion of stealing from her workplace, a cloister, by swapping stock worth millions with fake ones.
V.I., at her best when driven by feelings of obligation and guilt - to family or friends who make demands on her loyalty, refuses to let go of the case even when Aunt Rosa tells her to back down.
Why does Rosa hate her mother - and thereby V.I. herself - so much? Why did Rosa suddenly change her mind about the case? Did someone pressure her #anyone who can pressure Rosa to do anything must have some powerful bargaining cards...)
And does the murder of an old friend of V.I. have anything to do with the case? The friend's grieving parents put additional pressure on V.I's fine-tuned sense of guilt.
And oh - Lotty's charming uncle Stefan shows up. And gets hurt. More guilt for V.I, more anger from Lotty, as V.I. unravels family secrets both her own and others.
V.I., at her best when driven by feelings of obligation and guilt - to family or friends who make demands on her loyalty, refuses to let go of the case even when Aunt Rosa tells her to back down.
Why does Rosa hate her mother - and thereby V.I. herself - so much? Why did Rosa suddenly change her mind about the case? Did someone pressure her #anyone who can pressure Rosa to do anything must have some powerful bargaining cards...)
And does the murder of an old friend of V.I. have anything to do with the case? The friend's grieving parents put additional pressure on V.I's fine-tuned sense of guilt.
And oh - Lotty's charming uncle Stefan shows up. And gets hurt. More guilt for V.I, more anger from Lotty, as V.I. unravels family secrets both her own and others.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
V I Warshawski is a female private investigator in Chicago. This mystery tale is told in part dramatisation and part narrative and was vaguely reminiscent to me of Raymond Chandler movies in that respect.
She is called in by an aunt to help prove the aunt didn't steal some securities and replace them with forgeries. V I has occasional conversations with her dead mother in trying to figure out what to do, particularly regarding family relationships which are strained to say the least hmm... She is also very politically correct in her thinking and expression and this seems to be a part of the aim of the (audio) book i.e. to promote that agenda. I found the writing style and characterisation to be shallow and conveyed an attitude of "I'm being so smart in writing this" kind of smugness.
The drama, with the exception of Martin Shaw's dulcet tones is played out in grating American accents and some very shallow (corny even) dialogue and of course "The Mob" has to be involved somewhere.
However, the story is quite good and enough to maintain an air of mystery lasting from one episode to the next even though the ending was quite difficult to comprehend in detail, and the pace of the dramatisation is about right.
Hence I suspect that some listeners who like this will like it a lot but others who do not like it may hate it. It is odd for the BBC to do an American drama but while American productions dominate TV and film this seems not to be the case for radio drama. Hence the BBC has added a level of variety here.
The 2 star rating I have given represents my own taste, however whether someone else likes it will depend very much on their own taste as I think it is that kind of production.
She is called in by an aunt to help prove the aunt didn't steal some securities and replace them with forgeries. V I has occasional conversations with her dead mother in trying to figure out what to do, particularly regarding family relationships which are strained to say the least hmm... She is also very politically correct in her thinking and expression and this seems to be a part of the aim of the (audio) book i.e. to promote that agenda. I found the writing style and characterisation to be shallow and conveyed an attitude of "I'm being so smart in writing this" kind of smugness.
The drama, with the exception of Martin Shaw's dulcet tones is played out in grating American accents and some very shallow (corny even) dialogue and of course "The Mob" has to be involved somewhere.
However, the story is quite good and enough to maintain an air of mystery lasting from one episode to the next even though the ending was quite difficult to comprehend in detail, and the pace of the dramatisation is about right.
Hence I suspect that some listeners who like this will like it a lot but others who do not like it may hate it. It is odd for the BBC to do an American drama but while American productions dominate TV and film this seems not to be the case for radio drama. Hence the BBC has added a level of variety here.
The 2 star rating I have given represents my own taste, however whether someone else likes it will depend very much on their own taste as I think it is that kind of production.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
And V.I. Warshawski is the perfect verhicle for her talents... first broadcast in 1991 it just seems to mature with age... a rare vintage... enjoy.
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