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V.I. Warshawski, Book 11

by Sara Paretsky

Recommended by Donald Knuth

Recommended by Donald Knuth

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.

From one of the most distinguished writers in American crime fiction her most brilliant and daring novel yet. This is a story of secrets and betrayals that stretch across four generationssecrets political, social, sexual, financial: all of them with the power to kill. Eager for something physical to do in the spiritexhausting wake of 9/11, V.I....

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.

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A brilliant characterization of the tragic state of politics and class relations in America that also happens to be an actionpacked murder mystery.

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