Guardian Angel

Book Review 3.499999 of 5 stars (therefore rounded down!) for Guardian Angel, the 7th book in the mystery series, written in 1992 by Sara Paretsky. This book was a slight turning point in the series for me. VI has always been a bit of a recluse, a little difficult to swallow and sometimes......more

Ok, so in number 7, 'Guardian Angel', in the private detective V. I. Warshawski series it appears V.I. Warshawski's inner demons are swamping her better judgement. The decisions and impulsive chances she is taking are not only putting her own life at risk, but those of her friends. Warshawski is doi......more

V.I. Warshawski has lived in a Chicago co-op on Racine Avenue for five years. It is a changing neighborhood with an influx of residents with more money who are fixing up their houses and making the old-timers a little out of place. The book starts out with the dog V.I. shares with her seventy-seven......more

The title to this book can have two interpretations. Our heroine, V.I. Warshawski, is a champion of the underdog. It seems that she takes on at least as many pro-bono investigations as paid jobs. But Vic hates to see the system crush those who are unable to defend themselves. The second meaning is t......more

This one just wasn't for me. Maybe it's since I've gotten used to the small, silly, self-contained Agatha Chrstie style mysteries where there's six folks in a room and one kicks the bucket and it's one of the remaining five, but - Guardian Angel is big and busy and dense, no matter which way you loo......more