V.I. Warshawski: A BBC Radio Collection: Indemnity Only, Deadlock, Killing Orders & Bitter Medicine

· BBC Digital Audio · Narrated by Kathleen Turner, Buffy Davis, Full Cast, Liza Ross, Sharon Gless, Eleanor Bron, and Martin Shaw
Audiobook
12 hr 20 min
Unabridged

About this audiobook

BBC radio productions of the first four bestselling V.I. Warshawski novels from Sara Paretsky - plus a short story featuring the hardboiled PI, read by Buffy Davis

One of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction, Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski is a strong, smart, independent heroine in a male-dominated world. She tracks down corrupt businessmen, ruthless blackmailers and cold-blooded murderers - while trying not to get killed herself.

Indemnity Only
The first novel in the V.I. Warshawski series introduces one of the world's best-loved private detectives. V.I. meets an anonymous client on a sizzling summer night, but soon discovers that he has been lying to her. As she questions his motives, she sinks deeper into Chicago's underworld of gangsters, insurance fraud and contract killings. Read by Liza Ross.

Deadlock
At the funeral of her cousin, ice hockey hero Boom Boom, V.I. becomes suspicious that his death wasn't an accident. Her investigation leads her to the heart of Chicago's shipping industry, where someone powerful will stop at nothing to get her off the case. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Kathleen Turner.

Killing Orders
When forged share certificates are discovered at a Dominican priory, V.I. really doesn't want to get involved. Because agreeing to investigate would mean doing a favour for Aunt Rosa, who hates her - and the feeling's mutual. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Kathleen Turner.

Bitter Medicine
Private eye V.I. Warshawski suspects all is not well at a hospital after a young pregnant girl dies. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Sharon Gless.

Publicity Stunts
V.I. Warshawski is being set up for a murder she didn't commit - of a woman she hardly knew. Can she find out the truth before the law closes in on her? Read by Buffy Davis.

About the author

Sara Paretsky is the internationally bestselling author of the 'V.I. Warshawski' series of mysteries. The first book, Indemnity Only, was published in 1982 and contributed to revolutionising the perception of women in crime novels. Along with other pioneering detective writers such as Sue Grafton, Paretsky blazed a trail for a host of later crime novelists and their strong female protagonists. Paretsky's books have been translated into almost 30 languages and sold over 10 million copies. She has won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 2002 and a Gold Dagger for Best Novel in 2004 (for Blacklist), and in 2011 she received an Edgar Grand Master Award for exceptional achievements in the mystery field - the highest honour awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.

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