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Overboard

"Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy preying on Chicago's weak and vulnerable, in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky. On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that en...

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Main Author: Paretsky, Sara (Author)
Other Authors: Ericksen, Susan (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: [New York] : HarperCollins, [2022]
Edition: Unabridged.
Series: V.I. Warshawski novel ; 21.
Subjects:
Warshawski, V. I. > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women private investigators > Illinois > Chicago > Fiction.
Teenage girls > Fiction.
Police > Illinois > Chicago > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Organized crime > Illinois > Chicago > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Audiobooks.
Summary: "Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy preying on Chicago's weak and vulnerable, in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky. On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they discover a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one enigmatic word. V.I. helps bring her to a hospital, but not long after, she vanishes before anyone can discover her identity. As V.I. attempts to find her, the detective uncovers an ugly consortium of Chicago powerbrokers and mobsters who are prepared to kill the girl. And now V.I.'s own life is in jeopardy as well. Told against the backdrop of a city emerging from its pandemic lockdown, Overboard lays bare the dark secrets and corruption buried in Chicago's neighborhoods in masterly fashion."--provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 12 audio discs (14 1/2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 14:30:00
ISBN: 9798200970247
9798200970230
Author Notes: Author Sara Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa on June 8, 1947. She received a degree in political science from the University of Kansas and ultimately completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago; her dissertation was entitled "The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the Civil War." She also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She married a professor of physics (University of Chicago).

The protagonist of all but two of Paretsky's novels is V.I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. V. I. Warshawsky shows a female detective succeeding a traditionally male role.

Paretsky has won numerous awards for her work including the Silver Dagger Award for Toxic Shock, the Gold Dagger award for Blacklist, and the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers Association.

Her title Brush Back made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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