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Indemnity Only: A V. I. Warshawski Novel Mass market paperbound - 1991

by Sara Paretsky

America's "most convincing and engaging" (Entertainment Weekly) female private-eye, V.I. Warshawski, is looking for a missing coed, but finds a large scam involving big business executives, notorious underworld figures and murder.I. Warshawski novel.


Summary

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. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter -- and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.From the Paperback edition.

From the publisher

The first V.I. Warshawski novel! - "[V.I. Warshawski] is . . . wonderful company and a rich discovery awaiting those who have yet to meet her."--Los Angeles Times

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. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough--the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter--and deadlier--than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.

First line

The night air was thick and damp.

From the jacket flap

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. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter -- and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.

Details

  • Title Indemnity Only: A V. I. Warshawski Novel
  • Author Sara Paretsky
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dell, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date June 1, 1991
  • ISBN 9780440210696 / 0440210690
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 in (17.53 x 10.67 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Women detectives
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"The Chicago writer  whose name always makes the top of the list when  people talk about the new female operatives."  -- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times  Book Review.

Citations

  • Beyond the Cover Author Interv, 10/01/2000, Page 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.
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