Blood Shot: A V. I. Warshawski Novel (V.I. Warshawski Novels Book 5)

“No one, male or female, writes better P.I. books than Paretsky.”— The Denver Post V. I. Warshawski isn’t crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem—after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she stumbles onto some long-buried secrets—and a very new corpse. Now she’s stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much. “[Paretsky’s] work does more than turn the genre upside down: her books are beautifully paced and plotted, and the dialogue is fresh and smart.”— Newsweek “Her best and boldest work to date . . . a criminal investigation that is a genuine heroic quest.”— The New York Times Book Review V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much.From the Paperback edition. V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back toher old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promiseis something she always keeps. Caroline, achildhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem --after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find thefather she never knew. But when V.I. startsprobing into the past, she not only finds out where allthe bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a verynew corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix ofbig business and chemical corruption that maybecome a toxic shock to a snooper who knows toomuch. Formats : EPUB, ORIGINAL_EPUB ϡ쯦랠 V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much. From the Paperback edition