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V.I. Warshawski Series

22 primary works • 25 total works
Victoria Iphigenia "V. I." Warshawski is a private investigator in Chicago.

Book 1

Indemnity Only
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3.90 · 19383 Ratings · 861 Reviews · published 1982 · 91 editions
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling sum…

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    Book 2

    Deadlock
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    3.82     · 6256 Ratings · 343 Reviews · published 1984 · 87 editions
    “V.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, t…

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    Book 3

    Killing Orders
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    3.89     · 5419 Ratings · 274 Reviews · published 1985 · 76 editions
    V.I.'s battleaxe Aunt Rosa is under investigation …

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    Book 4

    Bitter Medicine
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    3.89     · 5474 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 1987 · 79 editions
    In this novel, Vic Warshawski, heroine of "Indemni…

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    Book 5

    Blood Shot
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    4.03     · 10209 Ratings · 233 Reviews · published 1988 · 62 editions
    Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ISBN…

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    Book 6

    Burn Marks
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    3.94     · 4944 Ratings · 208 Reviews · published 1990 · 7 editions
    Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never go…

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    Book 7

    Guardian Angel
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    3.91     · 4356 Ratings · 210 Reviews · published 1992 · 82 editions
    Racine Avenue is going upscale—bad news for hand-t…

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    Book 8

    Tunnel Vision
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    3.90     · 4603 Ratings · 241 Reviews · published 1994 · 48 editions
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “ The best of Sara Par…

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    Book 8.5

    Windy City Blues
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    3.85     · 2600 Ratings · 153 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions
    It's strictly Friends & Family as V.I. Warshawski,…

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    Book 9

    Hard Time
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    4.05     · 6528 Ratings · 284 Reviews · published 1999 · 10 editions
    Among the first, and perhaps the most compelling, …

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    Book 10

    Total Recall
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    3.97     · 4012 Ratings · 245 Reviews · published 2001 · 68 editions
    The bestselling V.I. Warshawski novels have dazzle…

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    Book 11

    Blacklist
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    3.86     · 4967 Ratings · 356 Reviews · published 2003 · 73 editions
    From one of the most distinguished writers in Amer…

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    Book 12

    Fire Sale
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    3.99     · 5619 Ratings · 289 Reviews · published 2005 · 57 editions
    A conscience can weigh a PI down more than the hea…

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    Book 13

    Hardball
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    4.04     · 5670 Ratings · 484 Reviews · published 2009 · 1 edition
    Chicago politics-past, present, and future-take ce…

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    Book 14

    Body Work
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    3.92     · 6905 Ratings · 471 Reviews · published 2010 · 46 editions
    The audacious new V. I. Warshawski novel from the …

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    Book 15

    Breakdown
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    3.96     · 4925 Ratings · 552 Reviews · published 2012 · 38 editions
    Carmilla, Queen of the Night, is a shape-shifting …

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    Book 16

    Critical Mass
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    4.01     · 4484 Ratings · 619 Reviews · published 2013 · 36 editions
    V.I. Warshawski’s closest friend in Chicago is the…

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    Book 17

    Brush Back
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    3.96     · 4513 Ratings · 511 Reviews · published 2015 · 21 editions
    Chicago’s V. I. Warshawski confronts crooked polit…

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    Book 17.5

    Wildcat
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    4.03     · 687 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    Sara Paretsky, one of the most legendary crime wri…

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    Book 18

    Fallout
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    3.95     · 5233 Ratings · 679 Reviews · published 2017 · 25 editions
    Before there was Lisbeth Salander, before there wa…

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    Book 18.5

    Death on the Edge
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    3.95     · 332 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
    In this short story from New York Times bestsellin…

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    Book 19

    Shell Game
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    3.97     · 4440 Ratings · 595 Reviews · published 2018 · 20 editions
    When V. I Warshawski gets word that her closest fr…

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    Book 20

    Dead Land
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    4.05     · 5377 Ratings · 580 Reviews · published 2020 · 22 editions
    Chicago’s legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski, kn…

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    Book 21

    Overboard
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    4.01     · 5358 Ratings · 609 Reviews · published 2022 · 15 editions
    Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nef…

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    Book 22

    Pay Dirt
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    4.05     · 3135 Ratings · 387 Reviews · published 2024 · 2 editions
    Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mys…

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