Description: Life is never boring for one of detective fiction's most endearing characters. Now 40, in a steady relationship and broke, Warshawski agrees to find a community service job for the son of an important client. Along the way, she is led down a path of tormented runaways, abused spouses and financial fraud that stretches to the halls of Congress. National ads/media.
Review Quotes: Praise for Sara Paretsky and Her Detective Series Featuring V.I. Warshawski
"The best on the beat? V.I. Warshawski [is] the top of the line."--Chicago Tribune"Who is America's most convincing and engaging professional female private eye? V.I. Warshawski, the star of Sara Paretsky's series about white-collar crime and wall-to-wall corruption in Chicago, now clearly leads the growing field."--Entertainment Weekly
"What really continues to amaze and impress about this series is V.I. herself, undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction."--The Baltimore Sun
"Parentsky's work does more than turn a genre upside down: Her books are beautifully paced and plotted. . . . The dialogue is fresh and smart."--Newsweek