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Hardball a v.i. warshawski novel

When VI Warshawski returns to her Chicago office after a client visit at Stateville, she finds 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 - 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?

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  • "When VI Warshawski returns to her Chicago office after a client visit at Stateville, she finds 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 - 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?"@en
  • "Chicago's unique brand of ball is sixteen-inch slow pitch, played in leagues all over the city for more than a century. But in politics, in business, and in law enforcement, the game is hardball. When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal when secrets from the city's racially charged history rise up to brush her back from the plate with a vengeance."
  • "Von der Bürgerrechtsbewegung um Martin Luther King bis in die politischen Strukturen des heutigen Chicago: Vic Warshawski gerät in ein Machtgefüge, in dem nicht nur Korruption zur Normalität gehört - sondern auch das Schweigen. (Buchdeckel verso)."
  • "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."
  • "Chicago politics-past, present, and future-take center stage in New York Times -bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant new V. I. Warshawski novel. Chicago's unique brand of ball is sixteen-inch slow pitch, played in leagues all over the city for more than a century. But in politics, in business, and in law enforcement, the game is hardball. When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history, as well as haunting family secrets-her own and those of the elderly sisters who hired her-rise up to brush her back from the plate with a vengeance. A young cousin whom she's never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign; a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence; and on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop, V. I. still takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."
  • "When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop working for the Chicago P.D., V.I. takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."@en
  • "When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop working for the Chicago P.D., V.I. takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."
  • "When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history, as well as haunting family secrets-her own and those of the elderly sisters who hired her-rise up to brush her back from the plate with a vengeance. A young cousin whom she's never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign; a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence; and on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop, V. I. still takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."
  • "Hired to track down a man who has been missing for forty years, V.I. Warshawski inadvertently unearths old skeletons from Chicago's history and her own family, a situation marked by a young cousin she has never met and the untimely death of a nun."@en
  • "In Chicago, V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, but her search turns lethal. Skeletons from the city's racially charged history rise up to force her back: a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence; on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. And whilst the elderly sisters who hired her are not completely forthcoming, V.I. finds that her family are also keeping secrets. Then her cousin arrives in Chicago to work on a political campaign and disappears mysteriously. Fearing that her father had been a bent cop, and with deception and corruption every step, V.I. is determined to take the investigation all the way to its frightening end."
  • "Privédetective Vic Warshawski krijgt de opdracht een man te zoeken die al veertig jaar vermist is. Ze ontdekt dat er destijds corrupte politiemensen waren, en haar vader was toen ook bij de politie!"
  • "When V. I. Warshawski is asked to find a man whoƛ been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop working for the Chicago P.D., V. I. takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."@en
  • "The long-awaited return of V.I. Warshawski Chicago politics-past, present, and future-take center stage in New York Times bestselling author Sara Peretsky's complex and compelling new V.I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history, as well as haunting family secrets-her own and those of the elderly sisters who hired her-rise up with a vengeance."@en
  • "Von der Bürgerrechtsbewegung um Martin Luther King bis in die politischen Strukturen des heutigen Chicago: Vic Warshawski gerät in ein Machtgefüge, in dem nicht nur Korruption zur Normalität gehört - sondern auch das Schweigen."
  • "CRIME & MYSTERY. When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she thought would be futile turns lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history rise up to force her back with a vengeance -- a nun who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. dies without revealing crucial evidence, and on the city's South Side, people spit when she shows up. The elderly sisters who hired her are also keeping important information to themselves. Then V.I. finds that her family is keeping secrets of their own. A young cousin whom she's never met arrives from Kansas City to work on a political campaign, but disappears under mysterious circumstances. Afraid to learn that her adored father might have been a bent cop, deception and corruption following her at every step, V.I. finds all her certainties under threat, but takes the investigation all the way to its frightening end."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, American"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories, American"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"

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  • "Hardball a v.i. warshawski novel"@en
  • "Hardball Book 13"@en
  • "Hardball : #16 of the V.I. Warshawsky mysteries"@en
  • "Hardball : a novel"
  • "Hardball"@en
  • "Hardball"
  • "Jugar a ganar"@es
  • "Jugar a ganar"
  • "Hardball : a V. I. Warshawski novel"@en
  • "Hardball : a V.I. Warshawski novel"
  • "Hardball : a V.I. Warshawski novel"@en
  • "Hardball ein neuer Fall für Vic Warshawski"
  • "Hardball : ein neuer Fall für Vic Warshawski"
  • "Pletskud"@da
  • "Sert oyun"
  • "Sert oyun"@tr
  • "Hard spel"

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