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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
3.0
V.I. is a tough broad who’s unafraid to get her hands dirty, she loves high-end Scotch, and her apartment is just as cluttered as mine. She’s kindof my patronus.
Alaina finishes her review of Sara Paretsky’s Deadlock and rates it 3 stars; now she’s not sure how she’s going to spend the rest of her day, because she doesn’t have any other posts stored up. For the full review - including a slightly deeper look into a heroine she hasn’t read in almost four years - follow the link to That’s What She Read.
Alaina finishes her review of Sara Paretsky’s Deadlock and rates it 3 stars; now she’s not sure how she’s going to spend the rest of her day, because she doesn’t have any other posts stored up. For the full review - including a slightly deeper look into a heroine she hasn’t read in almost four years - follow the link to That’s What She Read.
abbeyhar103's review against another edition
2.0
Holy crap what shipping industry inside baseball . Do love VI though and will keep reading onto the next one
cwebb's review against another edition
3.0
Not as much fun as I'd have hoped. V.I. simply is too competent. And a bit lucky on some occasions.
But, as a preparation for my upcoming trip to Chicago it's quite fun.
But, as a preparation for my upcoming trip to Chicago it's quite fun.
liberrydude's review against another edition
3.0
VI’s cousin, Boom Boom- a retired NHL player dies in his new job at the Port of Chicago in an industrial accident near a grain freighter She was named as his executor. She quickly suspects it was no accident as he had phoned her and left a message that he needed to see her. Her probing gets powerful people interested in silencing her. The security guard at Boom Boom’s apartment is killed. VI’s power steering and brake line are tampered with and she escapes death on the freeway but is sidelined. More deaths. She survives but the truth never comes out. She’s tough and can take care of herself but the outcomes are so unsatisfying but realistic.
lazwright's review against another edition
3.0
"Modern" noir at its 1980s best. Gets a bit bogged down in pen-and-ink tabulations, but appropriate for the time in which it was written. VI seems to survive more than the average disaster in this one.
msmoodyreader's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bmip666's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
rhiannoncs's review against another edition
3.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this (the 2nd in the V.I. Warshawski series). Vic is charming and funny and hard-edged as always, and I love Paretsky's characterization of Chicago. This is really fun, if you enjoy the typical formulaic mystery novel. (I do, and enjoy this series a lot due to its hard-boiled female protagonist.)
judyward's review against another edition
3.0
When Chicago Black Hawk legend Boom Boom Warshawski is found dead in Lake Michigan, Private Eye V.I. Warshawski tries to determine whether her cousin died by accident, committed suicide, or was murdered.