Pay Dirt

A V.I. Warshawski Novel

De: Sara Paretsky

Narrado por: Susan Ericksen

Duración: 15 h y 52 m

Resumen del Editor

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

V .I. Warshawski is famous for her cool under fire, her intelligence, her humor, her unflinching courage, and her love of good coffee. But even the strongest people sometimes need a break to recharge, so her friends send her to Kansas for a weekend of college basketball where Angela, one of her protégées, is playing. And that’s where trouble finds V.I.

Sabrina, one of Angela’s roommates, disappears and V.I. agrees to try to find her. Finding a missing person in a city where she knows few people and doesn’t have her trusted contacts is hard, but not as hard as the brutally negative reaction to the detective from some of the locals. When V.I. finds Sabrina close to death in a remote house, she lands herself in the FBI’s crosshairs and faces a violent online backlash. The men running the county’s opioid distribution are also not happy.

Discovering a dead body in the same house a few days later, V.I. is pitched headlong into a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War. She finds that today’s combatants are just as willing as opponents in the 1860s to kill to settle their differences.

V.I.’s survival depends on keeping one step ahead of players in a game she never intended to play, before the clock runs down.

©2024 Sara Paretsky (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Great book

Wonderful- I love V I! It was so good to be back with the best private investigator

yelling, whiney angry narrater

I had to reduce the speed to lower the narrator into a regester I could listed to.

Strong women story

Awesome
Really enjoyed the story and I love love love the reader. She’s the best never change.

If you’re Woke, you’ll love it.

I think I’ve read every book in this series, over a period of 20+ years,, and I pre-ordered this one. Sadly, I returned it. I tried to ignore the “transgender” ideology, but it kept coming back up. I suppose if the author wants to preach, that’s her privilege. But I’m done.

Vic never gives up

No matter what VI never gives up. She reminds me of the energizer bunny. I’m glad the story has closure on Peter and where he has been since he left.

Another winner!

This may be my favorite V.I. adventure. This story starts with a startling beginning despite V.I.’s struggles with a recent traumatic episode. Her fearlessness is unrelenting and she turns sadness into a mission of incredible depth and satisfaction. Susan Erickson does a fabulous job representing all our favorite’s in Vic’s world. V.I.’s adventures won’t be put down and neither will Paretsky!

loved the Lawrence location

...and lots of new characters mixed with the old made for a great story! Rock Chalk indeed!

Not her best

I'm going to slog through this to finish but I've grown tired of VI. The constant verbal battering with everyone she meets gets really tiresome. Just get to the point and solve the murders already! Too much talking not enough action. I have loved VI for many years but at some point it's time to move on.

Susan Erickson is still the worst reader

I have read or listen to every VI Warshawski book and always look forward to a new one. Unfortunately, I thought that this one did not ring true to the wonderful character that Sara Paretsky has developed through the years. I found the book to be convoluted and relied too much on coincidences.

I look forward to the next one. I am hopeful that it will be read by someone other than Susan Erickson. The original reader was so much better.

Convoluted Story

Have listened to all the V.I. stories. This one was good but different. The storyline in Kansas about all the "owners" etc. of the property was very convoluted and difficult to follow the characters. As always though, it is worth the credit.