376 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 1989 by Dell Publishing.
V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much.From the Paperback edition.
“I loved detective fiction, but I was troubled by the way women were traditionally portrayed in that genre — they always seemed to be either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that’s how VI came to life.” - zitat von der autorin sara paretsky
ich finde das gelingt ihr auch wirklich gut in den büchern, deshalb mag ich die so :)
Still loving the writing.
