Fire Sale (V.I. Warshawski Novels) - Hardcover

Paretsky, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399152792 ISBN 13: 9780399152795

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2005

Synopsis

Coaching the basketball team at her former South Chicago high school, V. I. Warshawski becomes involved in the disadvantaged lives of her teen players and investigates sabotage at the site of the area's largest employer, where an explosion has resulted in the death of the facility's owner and launched a dangerous family rivalry. By the author of Blacklist. 150,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Sara Paretsky is the author of sixteen books, including her renowned V. I. Warshawski novels. Her many awards include the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers' Association. She lives in Chicago.

From AudioFile:

Sandra Burr lends credible Hispanic and British accents to the characters V.I. Warshawski encounters as she investigates a factory fire. Burr's characterizations are true to the author's direction; discount store heir-apparent Billy the Kid sounds even younger than his years, and the disapproving grunts emitted by Billy's grandfather are amusingly believable. As V.I. and other characters face exhaustion, fear, and illness, Burr adapts her reading to vocalize weakness, terror, and pain. Her pace is in step with the harrowing moments in which V.I. confronts a surprising killer. The only weakness is that the large cast of characters is a bit difficult for listeners to differentiate. J.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0399152792
• ISBN 13: 9780399152795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416