- Fiction, V. I. Warshawski (Fictitious character), Women private investigators, Mystery
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V.I. Warshwski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker, John Thayer.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Sara Paretsky
- First published
- 1982
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- G K Hall & Co, Chivers P., Penguin
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9780307477736
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Subjects
- Fiction
- V. I. Warshawski (Fictitious character)
- Women private investigators
- Mystery
- Women detectives
- Detective and mystery stories
- V.I. Warshawski (Fictitious character)
- Private investigators
- Large type books
- Warshawski, v. i. (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths
- Private investigators, fiction
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