Burn Marks (V. I. Warshawski Series #6)

by Sara Paretsky Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Overview

“Victoria, sweetie, you look terrific!”

With those words-and the sour yeasty smell of stale beer-Elena, V.I. Warshawski's derelict aunt, re-enters her niece's life at three in the morning. Burned out of her SRO hotel, Elena has turned to V.I. for a place to stay. V.I. vows that it will be a short visit and uses some old political contacts to find Elena a room.

When V.I. is hired to investigate the fire at the hotel, her aunt disappears, and her aunt's young friend is found dead at a construction site. V.I. is warned off the case by both a high-ranking police officer and a major Chicago developer- who also happens to be a close friend of the chairman of the Cook County Board. After three terrifying attempts on her life, V.I. doesn't know whether it's the politicians, the police, or the developers who are after her.

As this, her sixth investigation, takes her deep into the workings of both the construction business and Cook County politics, V.I. discovers a connection between the two that brings her to a confrontation where the line between friend and enemy is redrawn to frightening effect.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Sara Paretsky and Her Detective Series Featuring V. I. Warshawski

“The best on the beat? V.I. Warshawski [is] the top of the line.”—Chicago Tribune

“Who is America’s most convincing and engaging professional female private eye? V.I. Warshawski, the star of Sara Paretsky’s series about white-collar crime and wall-to-wall corruption in Chicago, now clearly leads the growing field.”—Entertainment Weekly

“What really continues to amaze and impress about this series is V.I. herself, undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction.”—The Baltimore Sun

“Parentsky’s work does more than turn a genre upside down: Her books are beautifully paced and plotted. . . . The dialogue is fresh and smart.”—Newsweek

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172579943
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	09/03/2013
Series:	V. I. Warshawski Series , #6
Edition description:	Unabridged

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