A brilliant example of Paretsky at her best which will bring new readers to V.I. Warshawski as well as reawakening the allegiance of former fans whove drifted away.Sara Paretsky was the founder of a subgenre of crime fiction, and is still the best person writing in that area.Sara Paretsky and V.I. Warshawskis compassionate consciences are more attuned to todays market than ever before.One of the best contemporary American crime writers, now at Hodder - a new publisher fired-up to take Paretsky to a whole new level.