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Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky
Dec. 1st, 2007 07:00 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Meeting an anonymous client on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. Especially when the client lies and tells V. I. Warshawski he’s the prominent banker John Thayer, looking for his son’s missing girlfriend. But V. I. soon discovers the real John Thayer’s son – and he’s dead.
As V. I. begins to question her mysterious client’s motives, she sinks deeper into Chicago’s darker side: a world of gangsters, insurance fraud and contract killings. And whilst she must concentrate on saving the life of someone she has never met, it becomes clear that she is in danger of losing her own.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It’s a little too stiff to be truly enjoyable and definitely a product of its time. However, you can see why Warshawski has become such a long-running character and I am intrigued enough to want to read more in this series.
Meeting an anonymous client on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. Especially when the client lies and tells V. I. Warshawski he’s the prominent banker John Thayer, looking for his son’s missing girlfriend. But V. I. soon discovers the real John Thayer’s son – and he’s dead.
As V. I. begins to question her mysterious client’s motives, she sinks deeper into Chicago’s darker side: a world of gangsters, insurance fraud and contract killings. And whilst she must concentrate on saving the life of someone she has never met, it becomes clear that she is in danger of losing her own.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It’s a little too stiff to be truly enjoyable and definitely a product of its time. However, you can see why Warshawski has become such a long-running character and I am intrigued enough to want to read more in this series.
