Hardball (V.I. Warshawski Novels)

Chicago politics-past, present, and future-take center stage in New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant new V. I. Warshawski novel.

Chicago's unique brand of ball is sixteen-inch slow pitch, played in leagues all over the city for more than a century. But in politics, in business, and in law enforcement, the game is hardball.

When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history, as well as haunting family secrets-her own and those of the elderly sisters who hired her-rise up to brush her back from the plate with a vengeance. A young cousin whom she's never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign; a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence; and on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop, V. I. still takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; Hardball: Another home run; It's been four long years since Sara Paretsky's last V.I. Warshawski novel. In brief, Hardball was worth the wait. This is Paretsky's 13th novel featuring her memorable female private detective, and I found it one of the most...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-09-2009; This series just keeps getting better and better; Sara Paretsky just keeps getting better and better. Some authors of long-running series run out of steam but each new V.I. Warshawski book I read becomes my new favorite. This one is no exception.If you are new to V.I. Warshawski, this...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-05-2009; Good, but so dark...; I have been a steady follower of V.I. since the very beginning. I still love the series, care so much about the characters, enjoy the plotting and the writing - Paretsky does this so well. The story started off a tad slow, but quickly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-28-2009; Wow!; Before there was Kinsey Milhone or Stephanie Plum, there was V.I. Warshawski. We haven't seen nearly enough of her lately. Man, Sara Paretzky can write!The City of Chicago is a full-blooded character in the Warshawski books. Paretzky...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; Hardball: Another home run; It's been four long years since Sara Paretsky's last V.I. Warshawski novel. In brief, Hardball was worth the wait. This is Paretsky's 13th novel featuring her memorable female private detective, and I found it one of the most...; read full review | report as inappropriate