Sara Paretsky
Deadlock
A V. I. Warshawski Novel
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When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of…
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When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of the picture-permanently.Praise for DeadlockV.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, tough, sexy.-Daily News (New York)Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a carefully plotted tale of murder and great misdeeds in the world of Great Lakes cargo shipping.-Chicago TribuneHard-boiled detective fiction . . . a swift-paced and engrossing read.-The Philadelphia InquirerSlithers with suspense!-Chicago Sun-Times
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-440-21332-1
- EAN: 9780440213321
- Produktnummer: 19336364
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H17.6 cm x B10.9 cm x D2.7 cm 160 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 02
- Gewicht: 160
Über den Autor
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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