Shell Game (V.I. Warshawski, #19)

Posted on 01 November 2017 by Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky follows her instant New York Times bestseller Fallout her most widely read novel in years with an extraordinary adventure that pits her acclaimed detective, V.I Warshawski, against some of today s most powerful figures.Legendary sleuth V.I Warshawski returns to the Windy City to save an old friend s nephew from a murder arrest The case involves a stolen artifact that could implicate a shadowy network of international criminals As V.I investigates, the detective soon finds herself tangling with the Russian mob, ISIS backers, and a shady network of stock scams and stolen art that stretches from Chicago to the East Indies and the Middle East In Shell Game, nothing and no one are what they seem, except for the detective herself, who loses sleep, money, and blood, but remains indomitable in her quest for justice. Best Download Books Shell Game (V.I. Warshawski, #19) author Sara Paretsky – kino-fada.fr I was utterly thrilled to be reading the latest in Sara Paretsky s iconic V.I Warshawski series set in a Chicago that, by now, I feel I know rather well Paretsky writesthan crime fiction, she captures the current social and political waters of the US, as can be seen here where the horror of the repercussions of the Trump presidency is laid bare with its impact on the poor, the migrants and refugees, living in fear, and the draconian and hostile environment they face on a daily basis Thi I was utterly thrilled to be reading the latest in Sara Paretsky s iconic V.I Warshawski series set in a Chicago that, by now, I feel I know rather well Paretsky writesthan crime fiction, she captures the current social and political waters of the US, as can be seen here where the horror of the repercussions of the Trump presidency is laid bare with its impact on the poor, the migrants and refugees, living in fear, and the draconian and hostile environment they face on a daily basis This is in stark contrast to the world of the hyperwealthy, and their inherent perception that the law does not apply to them and the unabashed, shameful corporate debauchery that takes place, powerful men preying on young and vulnerable women, mi...Earlier this year I found out that Sara Paretsky would be publishing a new V.I Warshawski mystery later in the year I was giddy I have read every book in the series starting with Indemnity Only V.I has been around for over thirty years She is a Chicago institution and my go to detective series as I know the locales where V.I fights for justice as well as the important landmarks After a lackluster previous case that took V.I to the Kansas heartland, I was jumping to read this new case tha Earlier this year I found out that Sara Paretsky would be publishing a new V.I Warshawski mystery later in the year I was giddy I have read every book in the series starting with Indemnity Only V.I has been around for over thirty years She is a Chicago institution and my go to detective series as I know the locales where V.I fights for justice as we...The City with Broad ShouldersChicagoAnd it takes one heck of a detective to lean hard on those ol muscular shoulders throughout the years Yep, V.I Warshawski is back in this big city mix with another adventure that s sure to please in the hands of the extremely talented Sara Paretsky Paretsky takes the wheel and we re toolin down the Dan Ryan toward the shirt tails of Chicago It s the middle of the night and Vic V.I has received a desperate call from her long time friend, Lotty H The City with Broad ShouldersChicagoAnd it takes one heck of a detective to lean hard on those ol muscular shoulders throughout the years Yep, V.I Warshawski is back in this big city mix with another adventure that s sure to please in the hands of the extremely talented Sara Paretsky Paretsky takes the wheel and we re toolin down the Dan Ryan toward the shirt tails of Chicago It s the middle of the night and Vic V.I has received a desperate call from her long time friend, Lotty Her brother Hugo s grandson looks to be somehow connected to a blungeoned corpse found stuffed in a tree in the forest preserves How so A torn scrap of paper has been pulled from the dead man s pocket with Felix s name and phone number on it Dead men tell no lies and they can t quite make phone calls after the fact Felix denies ever having met the unfortunate cor...3.5 stars.Sara Paretsky has long been one of my must read authors and Shell Game is a fine follow up to her previous novel, the brilliant Fallout All of the books in this nineteen book series are well worth reading They don t have to be read in order, but I wou...Always good to catch up with V.I Warshawski Definitely one of my favourite series This one had some good contemporary political themes running through the plot Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read an advance copy.Having read half of this slowly and then the other half sped read here is my take And truly too, I am sorry that I tried onetime to accommodate a Chicago placed book with a return to a long ago read series those two aspects combined That disclaimer must be made first, that I was trying to kill two birds with one stone But V.I Warshawski what has HAPPENED to you There s little remnant of the woman she was in the first 5 or 6 books And the fiction is beyond make believe for the p Having read half of this slowly and then the other half sped read here is my take And truly too, I am sorry that I tried onetime to accommodate a Chicago placed book with a return to a long ago read series those two aspects combined That disclaimer must be made first, that I was trying to kill two birds with one stone But V.I Warshawski what has HAPPENED to you There s little remnant of the woman she was in the first 5 or 6 books And ...This was another great outing with Sara Paretsky and her almost, but too human to be, wonder woman, V.I.Warshawski Set in her familiar surroundings of Chicago, it is very current, featuring therecent predations of ICE on even legal immigrants, the ways the lives of the extremely wealthy can intersect with people much lower on the socioeconomic ladder and how V.I manages to interact with both while doing favors for almost family members who she cares about deeply.The action level is hig This was another great outing with Sara Paretsky and her almost, but too human to be, wonder woman, V.I.Warshawski Set in her familiar surroundings of Chicago, it is very current, featuring therecent predations of ICE on even legal immigrants, the ways the lives of the extremely wealthy can intersect with people much lower o...V I Warshawski is back for her 19th adventure A Private Investigator with a license to practice law, she s been asked by her best friend and mentor to help keep her nephew out of jail A man found murdered had the nephew s name and address on his person But Felix swears he has never seen the man, and the police don quite believe his story.While trying to help Felix, and knowing that he s keeping something secret, V.I also gets involved in a missing person case a young woman who just hap V I Warshawski is back for her 19th adventure A Private Investigator with a license to practice law, she s been asked by her best friend and mentor to help keep her nephew out of jail A man found murdered had the nephew s name and address on his person But Felix swears he has never seen the man, and the police don quite believe his story.While trying to help Felix, and knowing that he s keeping something secret, V.I also gets involved in a missing person case a young woman who just happens to be her ex husband s niece.As V I gets entangled in these cases, she has to deal with possible terrorist gr...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I like everything about this book that I like about Paretsky s previous books the main character s fearlessness, drive, and yes, attention to running her business her willingness to challenge anyone and everyone in seeking answers The plotting is terrific and the settings in Chicago, including UChicago s Oriental Institute are spot on.However, Paretsky has a political point to make about immigration open borders ICE, and some readers may feel, as I did, hit over the head as hard as by one of I like everything about this book that I like about Paretsky s previous books the main character s fearlessness, drive, and yes, attention to running her business her willingness to challenge anyone and everyone in seeking answers The plotting is terrific and the settings in Chicago, including UChicago s Oriental Institute are spot on.However, Paretsky has a political point to make about immigration open borders ICE, and some readers may feel, as I did, hit over the head as hard as by one of the book s Russian thugs, without any chance to respond.Honestly, I would challenge Paretsky to spend a year in Laredo or McAllen or Tucson where, for instance, journalists who report the truth about the drug trade are routinely murdered or, like Alfredo Corchado merely live in fear of being murdered After such an experience Paretsky would ideally revisit the issue of illegal immigration fr...I have been doing a fairly good job of reading the current Paretsky books I keep telling myself to read some of the older ones but somehow a new book is out before I can do it.I enjoy the tough smart mouthed V I Warshawski, attorney turned private investigator Paretsky usually provides a great sight seeing trip around Chicago also Each book is an action packed story with lots of humor and a social issue that leads to a suspenseful story In this story Paretsky adds current affairs as V I d I have been doing a fairly good job of reading the current Paretsky books I keep telling myself to read some of the older ones but somehow a new book is out before I can do it.I enjoy the tough smart mouthed V I Warshawski, attorney turned private investigator Paretsky usually provides a great sight seeing trip around Chicago also Each book is an action packed story ...

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01 November 2017

Sara Paretsky