Indemnity Only: A V. I. Warshawski Novel (30th Anniversary Edition) (V.I. Warshawski Novels Book 1)

Name: Indemnity Only: A V. I. Warshawski Novel (30th Anniversary Edition) (V.I. Warshawski Novels Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (3660 reviews)
Author: Sara Paretsky

by Sara Paretsky

Mystery Thriller Literary Fiction

4.2 (3,660)

4.2 stars from 3,660 reviews. Top 63% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

320 pages~5.3 hr readPublished by DellPublished 1982-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy hard-boiled crime fiction with a protagonist who's genuinely competent and flawed, not just a collection of quips.
You want detective stories where the mystery actually twists, rather than following a predictable trail.
You appreciate female characters who solve problems through intelligence and tenacity, not despite being women.

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You prefer cosy mysteries or light crime procedurals that don't get genuinely messy.
You want your detectives to be likeable first and complex second.
You're looking for romance as the primary plot—V. I.'s personal life is secondary to the case.

About this book

This 30th anniversary edition of Sara Paretsky's first V. I. Warshawski novel includes a new afterword from the author. Chicago private investigator V. I. Warshawski meets a client on a hot summer night who claims to be prominent banker John Thayer and says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Neither claim proves true. When V. I. investigates, she discovers the real John Thayer's son is dead. Confronted with deception and a setup, V. I. must uncover who her client actually is and why she was sent on a false lead. As the situation becomes increasingly dangerous, she races against time to save a young woman's life.

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Currently around #30K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.2★ from 3,660 reviews

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