- V. I. Warshawski (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Detective and mystery stories, Open Library Staff Picks
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Sara Paretsky
- First published
- 1984
- Pages
- 331
- Publisher
- R. Piper, Dell, Ballantine
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- German, und, English
- ISBN
- 9780385279338
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Subjects
- V. I. Warshawski (Fictitious character)
- Women detectives
- Detective and mystery stories
- Open Library Staff Picks
- Shipping
- Fiction
- Women private investigators
- Private investigators
- Large type books
- Warshawski, v. i. (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths
- Private investigators, fiction
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