- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (14 May 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140124098
- ISBN-13: 978-0140124095
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Vic Warshawski agrees to investigate the paternity of Caroline Djiak, whose mother, Louisa, is dying. Following some leads, Vic visits Louisa's old workplace, the Xerxes Chemical Plant. What she finds is corruption and cruelty on a horrifying scale, where profit has more value than human life.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
VI digs deep in the murky world of Chicago South Side politics and big business sharp practice. All her tenacity and powers of detection are required to uncover the necessary truths and achieve some measure of justice - and once again her personal safety and that of close associates is at risk. Really good story-telling.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
V.I. Warshawski is a Chicago based female detective investigating a straightforward murder which leads into eco-warrior territory. Ms Paretsky creates an interesting lead character but rather overplays her hand. Hence she is stubborn and pig-headed, drinks slugs of Black Label whisky from the bottle, ferociously loyal to family, merrily punches people in the face and shoots people with her Smith & Wesson. (Why is it that American authors never have 'a gun' and instead we get endless details of make,calibre and ammunition?)
The real disaster is the ending of this novel which is, literally, incredible. As this is the first review I won't give it away.
Have not seen the well-known Kathleen Turner film so can't comment but if you want to save yourself a lot of time then the entire plot is superbly condensed into one paragraph on page 266. Save yourself the time and trouble,read the paragraph and move on to another book.
This is not a bad read it's just routine. There are nice short chapters which might make it a good read whilst commuting.(N.B. This is the UK version of the American 'Blood Shot'. Don't be confused as it is the exact same novel with a different title).
The real disaster is the ending of this novel which is, literally, incredible. As this is the first review I won't give it away.
Have not seen the well-known Kathleen Turner film so can't comment but if you want to save yourself a lot of time then the entire plot is superbly condensed into one paragraph on page 266. Save yourself the time and trouble,read the paragraph and move on to another book.
This is not a bad read it's just routine. There are nice short chapters which might make it a good read whilst commuting.(N.B. This is the UK version of the American 'Blood Shot'. Don't be confused as it is the exact same novel with a different title).
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Another fascinating read from Paretsky
28 May 1999
Format:Paperback
Having read almost everything else my local bookshop has to offer from this fantastic author, I began this novel with a great expectations, and I was not disappointed. This review gives a real glance at V.I.'s childhood and the backward South Side Chicago where she grew up.V.I. cannot say no to the brat she used to babysit as a teenager and is lead on an engaging search through chemical waste, mysterious doctors, anonymous phonecalls and heavenly brandy. The book creates the perfect balance between financial crime on a huge scale and personal crime on a smaller scale. At the end of the novel, the reader is left wondering which is more awful. The social realism in the novel is intense - Paretsky points out just how evil man can be. I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys a good mystery, feels enraged at the state of the world, or believes that sexism has died out in the world - it hasn't.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Renamed book, but still good!
2 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
As far as I can tell, this is the same book as "Blood Shot"!
(#5 in the series.) Great book, I really enjoyed it, but don't rush out to buy it, thinking it's new! I have all the V.I. books, and every once in a while I start at #1 and re-read them in order. (I read so much that I tend to forget some details while waiting for the author to write a new one!)
(#5 in the series.) Great book, I really enjoyed it, but don't rush out to buy it, thinking it's new! I have all the V.I. books, and every once in a while I start at #1 and re-read them in order. (I read so much that I tend to forget some details while waiting for the author to write a new one!)
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Paretsky never fails
10 Oct 2001
Format:Hardcover
If you've read any of Sara Paretsky's work you'll know most of them feature Private Investigator V.I. Warshawski a woman with a law degree who has chosen rather a seedy existence. In Toxic Shock she gets herself into a great deal of trouble as usual. She is targeting industrial pollution and those with something to hide try to dispose of her. Warshawski lives in Chicago, and her assignment to discover the paternity of Caroline Dijak takes her to this city's seamier districts. The plot unwinds in a fast and most unexpected way. This is a crime novel I would recommend to any enthusiast.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
