Burn Marks

V. I. Warshawski, Book 6

By: Sara Paretsky

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

"Victoria, sweetie, you look terrific!"

With those words - and the sour yeasty smell of stale beer - Elena, V.I. Warshawski’s derelict aunt, reenters her niece’s life at three in the morning. Burned out of her SRO hotel, Elena has turned to V.I. for a place to stay. V.I. vows that it will be a short visit and uses some old political contacts to find Elena a room.

When V.I. is hired to investigate the fire at the hotel, her aunt disappears, and her aunt’s young friend is found dead at a construction site. V.I. is warned off the case by both a high-ranking police officer and a major Chicago developer - who also happens to be a close friend of the chairman of the Cook County Board. After three terrifying attempts on her life, V.I. doesn’t know whether it’s the politicians, the police, or the developers who are after her.

As this, her sixth investigation, takes her deep into the workings of both the construction business and Cook County politics, V.I. discovers a connection between the two that brings her to a confrontation where the line between friend and enemy is redrawn to frightening effect.

©2013 Sara Paretsky (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

too long, complicated plot,

still, it was fascinating story plot, kept us interested. family history was a bit too much information.

way to go!!

loved It! again and again her books are addicting! Enjoy all if you can.

Interesting story

Story kept my interest. The ending was not a surprise but the many twists and turns were exciting.

Love VI

Sara Paretsky’s stories have so much realism, I love following her brilliant portrayal of a smart, tough and caring woman moving through big city corruption and inner city communities.

Interesting but unflattering

I enjoyed the story but it definitely explains why Chicago has problems of all kinds, I do enjoy visiting down town.