KILLING ORDERS
Killing Orders, V.I. Warshawski's third adventure, starts when her
great-aunt Rosa summons the detective to her cold suburban home. Rosa
made V.I.'s childhood miserable and the detective resents the command to
help her aunt prove she didn't embezzle five million dollars from a
local Dominican priory. All hell breaks loose when a mysterious opponent
tries to take Vic off the case by throwing acid in her eyes and burning
down her apartment. And when a friend who's involved in the case is
brutally murdered, it begins to look as if Vic hasn't got a prayer. But
Warshawski continues to follow every lead, even when they point to some
pretty unorthodox conclusions: Perhaps the Dominicans are covering up a
financial scandal. Maybe the whole conspiracy is under the patronage of
an international conglomerate, or of Don Pasquale, king of the Chicago
mob. Worst of all, someone who's close to Vic could be involved -- her
darkly handsome English lover, Roger Ferrant, or even Aunt Rosa herself.
BITTER MEDICINE
Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski knows from the start that Consuelo
Alvarado's baby is trouble. Consuelo is sixteen. Diabetic. And the
daughter of a friend. When she goes into labor too early, even V. I.'s
wild drive to get her to the hospital can't save either Consuelo or her
child. Soon V. I. is investigating possible malpractice at the emergency
room - and falling for a doctor who works there. Mixing business and
love is always bad medicine, but V. I. finds herself listening to her
heart, not her head. And when a brutal murder and the violent
destruction of a woman's clinic put her at the center of a very dirty
conspiracy, justice may be the only remedy for a hurt that cuts
deep...and chills right to the bone....
