{"product_id":"breakdown-9780340994153","title":"Breakdown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSara Paretsky's new bestseller and the fifteenth in the series pits V.I. Warshawski against a right-wing political pundit with powerful connections in a riveting novel that combines contemporary issues and suspense in Paretsky's unique way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth Paretsky and her sharp-tongued justice-seeker, V.I. Warshawski, remain formidable in the masterfully suspenseful fifteenth novel in this superb and adored Chicago-set series . . .V.I. reigns as crime fiction's spiky, headstrong warrior woman of conscience, and Paretsky, classy champion of the powerless, has never been more imaginative, rueful, transfixing, and righteous. * \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review *\u003cbr\u003ePlotted with all Paretsky's customary generosity, this standout entry harnesses her heroine's righteous anger to some richly deserving targets, all linked together in a truly amazing finale. * \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review *\u003cbr\u003eShe is writing with the kind of passion for social justice that inspired Chandler and Hammett * Joan Smith, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe thing about Sara Paretsky is, she's tough . . . she doesn't flinch from examining old social injustices others might find too shameful (and too painful) to dig up * \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eParetsky's eye is sharp but it's not just about satire. BREAKDOWN is also a propulsive rush of a thriller. Somehow she packs in politics, great characters, nifty wisecracks and a breakneck story.  That takes some doing. * \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eJoy and rapture - Vic's back, Paretsky's heroine, V.I. Warshawski, is the thinking woman's private detective; intelligent and brave, yet just as vulnerable and muddled as the rest of us . . . Don't miss * \u003ci\u003eSaga Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe usual pleasure points are ticked: gutsy liberal opinions; hidden urban connections; public issues and personal pains; plust appearances from cousin Petra and the dogs . . . this is a solid additon to an involving series. * \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eSmart and sharp-tongued Chicago detective Warshawksi is looking for her cousin's curfew-breaking child (wrong - sorry, Sara!) when she finds a man's corpse impaled on a steel stake in a cemetery. America's travails are laid as bare as those entrails in the subsequent investigation. * \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733627744599,"sku":"9780340994153","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340994153.jpg?v=1720000912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breakdown-9780340994153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}