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Book 13 of 21: V.I. Warshawski Novels

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One of the Sunday Times 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers Since 1945

When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she thought would be futile turns lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history rise up to force her back with a vengeance - a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence, and on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. The elderly sisters who hired her are also keeping important information to themselves.Then V.I. finds that her family is keeping secrets of their own. A young cousin whom she's never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign, but disappears under mysterious circumstances. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop, deception and corruption following her at every step, V.I. finds all her certainties under threat, but takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end.

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'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 . . . it's a distinct pleasure to hear her unapologetically strident voice once again' (New York Times)

'Sara Paretsky is on top form . . . HARDBALL is a haunting novel, skilfully combining power politics and intensely personal events' (Joan Smith, Sunday Times)

'Within a racial melting pot, Paretsky hits her own personal best; HARDBALL takes the thinking woman's detective to a new level of excellence' (Financial Times Weekend)

'She is writing with the kind of passion for social justice that inspired Chandler and Hammett . . . a narrative as gripping as it is emotionally wrenching.' (Joan Smith, The Sunday Times)

Packed with social themes and moral energy, held together by humor, compassion and sheer feistiness, this novel shows why Paretsky and her heroine are such enduring figure in American detective fiction (Publishers Weekly (starred)) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Chicago politics take centre stage in a breakout VI Warshawski novel, from a crime author who writes with unbeatable pace and a passion for justice --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Sara Paretsky is the author of fifteen books, including twelve V I Warshawski novels. She is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers` Association and the CWA Gold Dagger for Blacklist. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Sara Paretsky is on top form ... HARDBALL is a haunting novel, skilfully combining power politics and intensely personal events' -- Joan Smith, Sunday Times 'Within a racial melting pot, Paretsky hits her own personal best; HARDBALL takes the thinking woman's detective to a new level of excellence' -- Financial Times Weekend 'Paretsky has evoked - and celebrated - the multiplicity of Chicago's neighbourhoods, its old and new immigrants and its tragic history of race relations; and these years of America's financial and political decadence seem to have rekindled her passion for social justice.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'HARDBALL is a big, chewy, old-fashioned yarn about a P.I. looking into a sprawling, decade-spanning web of police corruption. But when it's this entertaining, there's nothing wrong with that at all' -- Metro 'Another hard hitting thriller by a doughty crusader' -- Literary Review 'She is writing with the kind of passion for social justice that inspired Chandler and Hammett ... a narrative as gripping as it is emotionally wrenching.' -- Joan Smith, The Sunday Times 'A strong, well-constructed novel, firmly founded in Chicago and its politics, past and present. Paretsky's plot combines racism, police corruption and family secrets - including Warshawski's - and the lost idealism of the 1960s provides a haunting backdrop. Some crime series grow stale over time, but there's no sign of fatigue here. This is partly because the recurring characters continue to develop and engage the reader, and partly because of the moral intelligence that informs the writing.' -- Spectator 'Details are so rich and the dialogue so snappy that the mystery whizzes by.' -- Guardian 'Packed with social themes and moral energy, held together by humor, compassion and sheer feistiness, this novel shows why Paretsky and her heroine are such enduring figure in American detective fiction' -- Publishers Weekly (starred) 'With the creation of V.I. Warshawski, Sara Paretsky did more than anyone to change the face of contemporary women's fiction.' -- Express on Sunday 'Tough, complex and moving, Paretsky is still at the top of her crowded genre.' -- Bookseller '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 ... it's a distinct pleasure to hear her unapologetically strident voice once again' -- New York Times 'Paretsky seems incapable of writing a disappointing book. What she does consistently is to turn an unwavering gaze onto a nation's troubled history and equally troubled present. And she never loses sight of the fact that ordinary people are the victims of corruption and social injustive.' -- www.reviewingtheevidence.com 'Although it's much harder to pull off something astonishing in a longstanding private-eye series, Sara Paretsky manages to do just that in her new V.I. Warshawski novel' -- New York Times Notable Crime Book of 2009 --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.



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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003OIB9X2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder & Stoughton (18 Feb. 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2659 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 476 pages

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Sara Paretsky is the author of nineteen books, including sixteen V.I. Warshawski novels. She was named 2011 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers' Association and the CWA Gold Dagger for BLACKLIST.

Visit Sara's website, www.saraparetsky.com, find her on Facebook, www.facebook.com/SaraParetsky, and follow her on Twitter @Sara1982P.

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GJG

Disappointing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2013

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Having heard Kathleen Turner in the BBC radio adaptations of some of these books, I thought that I would go back and try reading the originals. That was a mistake. Because of the editing needed to produce the radio adaptations, the stories became tighter and more entertaining. In the originals, a good editor would have cut the length of the book considerably to give the reasonable story line a chance to escape from excess words. The choice between two or three stars was a balance between acknowledging the half decent storyline and the time it took to plough through the book.

Immediately after reading this, I re-read one of the Raymond Chandler books. While I am sure that Ms Paretsky does not compare her writing with that of Raymond Chandler, Chandler's writing after 70 years is still fresh, makes you keep reading to find out what is going to happen next and has some excellent dialogue. I suspect that VI Warshawski will not have quite so many readers in 70 years time.

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Paul Carr

Good storyline

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2021

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Struggled to engage with storyline and main character initially. However as story developed, the familial connection and the historic context became enthralling. Very enjoyable book.

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John S. McDonald

Returnto form

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2010

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After the Kansas novel which partially misfired here was a return to form of one of my favourite writers.Paretsky has always blended crime novels and real social issues in her best V.I. novels and this was no exception.Here we had the exploration of family memories of past events set against contemporary and past racial issues in her usual Chicago milieu. The personal discomforts of her "hero" as she reencounters events from her father's past makes for an exciting and satisfying read...with a new young character introduced who is sure to reemerge in subsequent novels.

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Mrs. V. M. Foster

TO THE END

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2013

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I RETURN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO THE VI NOVELS OF SARA PARETSKY - I WONDER I MARVEL AT THE INFORMATION THAT LIES BEHIND EACH NOVEL THE ERUDITION THAT IS RESEARCHED AND BROUGHT TO US - THE CHARACTERS COME ALIVE - I LOVE THE SENSE OF FEMALE ENDEAVOUR OUT THERE CARVING HER OWN NAME IN THE WORLD TO FIGHT PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR - GREAT NOVELS WELL RE- SEARCHED AND BROUGHT TO US - READ THEM IF YOU HAVENT SO FAR

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RH Melling

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2018

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Great, thanks

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Tom Boydell

Best yet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2012

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Having read all the VI books, I found this the best yet. The author's political views - which I agree with - come over pretty strongly. I also found the final chapter very poignant. So all in all a great mixture of thriller, political challenge and emotional engagement.

I was unaware of the Marquette riots and found this account both eye-opening and shocking. I found it particularly gripping as I was reading it whilst in the US on the day of the (2012) presidential election.

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jimbo

Compelling plot line the America of my teen years. ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2017

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Compelling plot line the America of my teen years. Such civil unrest and a massively unpopular war. Parersky nails it all .

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J. Valentine

Good Warshawski

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2020

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Good VI Warshawski as usual. In the middle I began to get a bit bored but she always ends well.

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