Body Work (V. I. Warshawski Series)

Paretsky, Sara

ISBN 10: 1441868836 ISBN 13: 9781441868831

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2010

Synopsis

“The thing about Sara Paretsky is, she’s tough―not because she observes the bone-breaker conventions of the private-eye genre but because she doesn’t flinch from examining old social injustices others might find too shameful (and too painful) to dig up.” ― The New York Times Book Review “Doctors take days off ― why not PIs?” V.I. Warshawski demands. But when America’s hardest-working private eye goes clubbing, a stranger is shot and dies in her arms. V.I. has been visiting Club Gouge, Chicago’s edgiest nightspot, where a woman known as the Body Artist turns her naked body into a canvas for the audience to paint on. The show attracts all kinds of people, from a menacing off-duty cop to Ukrainian mobsters and Iraq war vets ― and V.I.’s impetuous cousin, Petra. A tormented young painter shows up, too, and the intricate designs she creates on the Body Artist drive one of the vets into a violent rage. When the painter is shot, the cops figure it’s an easy collar ― PTSD vet goes off the rails, stalks then kills young woman. But the vet’s family hires V.I. to clear his name, and the detective uncovers a chain of ugly truths that stretches all the way from Iraq to Chicago’s South Side.

About this title

About the Author

Sara Paretsky is the author of fourteen previous books, including twelve V. I. Warshawski novels. She is the winner of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers’ Association. She lives in Chicago.

Reviews

Susan Ericksen's portrayal of Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski is pitch-perfect. The plot revolves around the avant-garde art world. When a performance artist is murdered, the logical suspect is an ex-Marine, just returned from Iraq, who attacked her a few days earlier. His parents hire Warshawski to prove his innocence. At the same time, she must keep an eye on her young cousin, Petra, who tends to get herself into trouble of one sort or another. Ericksen fully conveys Warshawski's emotions as she works to solve the murder and head off her cousin from disaster. She gives each character an individual voice, allowing the listener to know in an instant who is who. J.K.L. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441868836
• ISBN 13: 9781441868831
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 14