Sara Paretsky
1) Hard time
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
In an instant, the lives of two women collided. One was behind the wheel of a Trans Am she liked to drive too fast. The other was lying in the road, dying an agonizing death. When Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski got out of her car to look at the woman she almost hit, she began a long, harrowing descent into a world of shadowy secrets and tangled lives--and into the darkest heart of her city. In her eagerly awaited new novel, which heralds the...
2) Dead land
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Chicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is "Pay to Play." Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects. Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets; Zamir's life fell apart when...
Author
Series
A V.I. Warshawski novel volume 4
Language
English
Description
Female detective "Vic" Warshawski suspects malpractice when a close friend dies in a hospital emergency room. Unfortunately her investigations seems to ignite a chain of nasty reactions.
