Fallout - (V.I. Warshawski Novels) Large Print by Sara Paretsky (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>V.I. Warshawski travels to Kansas to investigate the disappearances of a young film student and a faded Hollywood star, but long-simmering racial tensions stir up more mysteries as the body count rises.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>LEE CHILD says she's a genius.</strong></p><p><strong>P.D. JAMES called her the most remarkable of today's suspense writers. </strong></p><p><strong>STIEG LARSSON loved her work so much, he named her in his novels.</strong> </p><p>And now <strong>SARA PARETSKY</strong> returns with the most extraordinary novel of her legendary career: <strong>FALLOUT</strong>.</p><p>Before there was <strong>Lisbeth Salander</strong>, before there was <strong>Stephanie Plum</strong>, there was <strong>V.I. WARSHAWSKI</strong>. To her parents, she's Victoria Iphigenia. To her friends, she's Vic. But to clients seeking her talents as a detective, she's<strong> </strong>V.I. And her new case will lead her from her native Chicago... and into Kansas, on the trail of a vanished film student and a faded Hollywood star. </p><p>Accompanied by her dog, V.I. tracks her quarry through a university town, across fields where missile silos once flourished -- and into a past riven by long-simmering racial tensions, a past that holds the key to the crimes of the present. But as the mysteries stack up, so does the body count. And in this, her toughest case, not even V.I. is safe. </p><p><strong>Exciting and provocative, fiercely intelligent and witty, FALLOUT is reading at its most enjoyable and powerful.</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Before there was Lisbeth Salander, before there was Stephanie Plum, there was V.I. Warshawski.</strong></p><p>Sara Paretsky takes her legendary hero--Victoria Iphigenia by birth, V.I. by profession, and Vic to her friends--on her first case out of Chicago, when the hunt for a vanished film student and a faded Hollywood star leads her to Kansas. Accompanied by her dog, V.I. tracks the pair through a university town, across fields dotted by Cold War-era missile silos . . . and into a past riven by long-simmering racial tensions. She hopes her search will yield the key to the mysteries of the present but every answer <br/>V.I. finds unveils another puzzling question--and leads to more dead bodies. </p><p>Suspenseful and provocative, witty and intelligent, <em>Fallout</em> finds both Sara Paretsky and V.I. Warshawski working at the height of their abilities.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Sara Paretsky is a legend, and <em>Fallout</em> is her finest novel to date- -- an extraordinary read from an extraordinary author. If you haven't read her yet, now is the time."--Harlan Coben<br><br><strong>"The best on the beat. "</strong>--<b><i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br><br>"<em>Fallout</em> is exactly what it promises: proof that so much of the pain in our present is from mistakes in our past. This book has a soul. <strong>Come see a master at work</strong>."--<b>Brad Meltzer</b><br><br>"<em>Fallout</em> is the best yet in one of our genre's crucial, solid-gold, best-ever series. <strong>Paretsky is a genius</strong>, and she's never afraid to dig a little deeper."--<b>Lee Child</b><br><br>"<strong>For me, the most remarkable of the moderns is Sara Paretsky.</strong> ...No other crime writer has so powerfully and effectively combined a well-crafted detective story with the novel of social realism."--<b>P.D. James</b><br><br>"An astonishing tour de force -- thrilling, moving, illuminating -- from an author of matchless intelligence, craft, and power. This is why Sara Paretsky reigns as one of the all-time greats."--Karin Slaughter<br><br>"Even out of her Chicago comfort zone in pursuit of a faded missing actress and a young filmmaker in <em>Fallout</em>, legendary V.I. Warshawski is as dogged and ferocious as ever. So is Sara Paretsky, who is at the top of her crime novel game."--C.J. Box<br><br>"Simply superb! As a fan of V.I. Warshawski from the very beginning, I can say without a doubt that <em>Fallout</em> finds both author and protagonist at the top of their games."--Jeffery Deaver<br><br>"Undoubtedly <strong>one of the best-written characters</strong> in mystery fiction. "--<b><i>Baltimore Sun</i></b><br><br>"V.I. Warshawski is one of my all-time favorite investigators. Doesn't get any better than this!"--Lisa Gardner<br><br>"Wonderful company and <strong>a rich discovery</strong> awaiting those who have yet to meet her. "--<b><i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><br><br>"Writing advance praise for Sara Paretsky is like writing a job recommendation for Bill Gates. <strong>Paretsky is the gold standard</strong> for novels dealing with crime and its consequences."--<b>Charlaine Harris</b><br><br>"<strong>A distinct pleasure</strong>."--<b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>"A road trip with V.I. Warshawski? Sign me up! <strong>What a thrill</strong> to join her on a missing-persons hunt that quickly turns dark and dangerous. Sara Paretsky's legendary P.I. is at the top of her game. Everyone will want to go along for this ride."--<b>Tess Gerritsen</b><br>
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