"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

Author: Sara Paretsky
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Published: 05/01/1989
Series: V. I. Warshawski #5
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 6.78h x 4.25w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780440204206
Revised Edition


Review Citation(s):
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 10/01/2000 pg. 13

About the Author
Sara Paretsky is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with Indemnity Only. She lives in Chicago.