Bitter Medicine

from mahallett

really stupid. this is the first one i've read. i'm not in a hurry to get another one but she's so famous.

from PhilSyphe

Having enjoyed one book in the V.I. Warshawski series, I expected similar good things from this novel, but I was ultimately disappointed. It opens well, but gradual slides downhill. It didn't grip me at all. I do like the main character, but she isn't enough to carry the lacklustre plot.

from indygo88

This is an earlier V.I. Warshawski novel, somewhat dated (mid 80's, I think), but most of the content is still relative to today. The storyline wasn't bad, but I have mixed feelings about the main character of Vic. I appreciate that she's supposed to be a tough female lead character, but I'd like...

from Kaethe

I like the mystery detective as a fighter for social justice.

from bjappleg8

SPOILER ALERT!!! I had read a few of Paretsky's other Warshawski novels before I got to this one, and although I rolled my eyes a little bit at the way the tough P.I. gal from the gritty blue collar side of Chicago was always running up against (and bringing down) some big bad corporate criminal ...