Hardball
By: Sara Paretsky
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780340839157; 9781444707113; 9780340839140
Subjects: V.I. Warshawski (Fictitious character); V. I. Warshawski (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories; Women private investigators; Fiction
Description: How do you look for someone who vanished four decades ago? And how do you deal with the news that your father might have been a cop on the take? Ask V.I. Warshawski.
Table of contents: title: When VI Warshawski returns to her Chicago office after a client visit at Stateville, the last thing she expects is exactly what she finds. Her once tidy work space looks as though a hurricane tore through it. Ripped documents, upended drawers, and even pictures from the wall have been strewn about. But the most chilling find is a bracelet belonging to Warshawki's adored cousin Petra. A video surveillance camera reveals that three persons entered the premises; title: but where is Petra? The cops spring into action, calling it a possible kidnapping, possible assault, and possible aggravated burglary. Has Warshawski's connection to a group known as the Anacondas put those she loves in danger?