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Windy City Blues

V. I. Warshawski Stories

Windy City Blues( )
Author: Paretsky, Sara
Series title:V. I. Warshawski Ser.
ISBN:978-0-440-21873-9
Publication Date:Nov 1996
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Dell
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $8.99
Book Description:

V.I. Warshawski, "undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction" (The Baltimore Sun), returns in a collection of stories that bring new meaning to "ties that bind." Decked out in her silk shirts and no-nonsense Attitude, V.I. is out to make a living--by the skin of her teeth. In "Grace Notes," V.I. has barely finished her morning coffee when she sees an ad in the paper asking for information about her own mother,...
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Book Details
Pages:352
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Fiction / City Life
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.2 x 6.74 x 0.92 Inches
Book Weight:0.438 Pounds
Author Biography
Paretsky, Sara (Author)
Author Sara Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa on June 8, 1947. She received a degree in political science from the University of Kansas and ultimately completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago; her dissertation was entitled "The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the Civil War." She also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She married a professor of physics (University of Chicago).

The protagonist of all but two of Paretsky's novels is V.I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. V. I. Warshawsky shows a female detective succeeding a traditionally male role.

Paretsky has won numerous awards for her work including the Silver Dagger Award for Toxic Shock, the Gold Dagger award for Blacklist, and the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers Association.

Her title Brush Back made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015.

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