{"product_id":"bitter-medicine-a-vi-warshawski-novel-isbn-9780063092648","title":"Bitter Medicine: A V.I. Warshawski Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate\u003cbr\u003eeye V.I. Warshawski finds herself up against rampant corruption in Chicago’s\u003cbr\u003ehospitals in the fourth novel in Sara Paretsky’s \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebestselling series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung, diabetic, and pregnant, Consuelo Alvarado is lucky to\u003cbr\u003ehave a mentor in V.I. Warshawski. But not even V.I. can help when Consuelo goes\u003cbr\u003einto premature labor in a remote suburb; mother and baby both die in the nearby\u003cbr\u003ehospital. When a young resident starts raising questions about Consuelo’s\u003cbr\u003etreatment, what seemed like a tragic accident turns into something far more\u003cbr\u003edisturbing. What connection could the hospital have with Chicago’s street\u003cbr\u003egangs? What heavy secret is the hospital’s neonatologist carrying? The\u003cbr\u003equestions the detective asks cut to the heart of everything that is troubling\u003cbr\u003eabout the practice of medicine in America. Can V.I. sort out the answers before\u003cbr\u003eshe herself ends up in the hospital morgue?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Sara Paretsky’s gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I. “Vic” Warshawski, is . . .  the definition of perfection in the genre.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Considerable pleasure comes from following the legendary heroine through an impenetrable maze of felonies knowing that you’re in a master’s hands.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful company and a rich discovery awaiting those who have yet to meet [Warshawski]. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As long as Paretsky’s hotheaded, quick-witted sleuth is on the job, imperiled young women . . . will always have a champion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eSara Paretsky’s swift and superb books starring V.I. Warshawski, her tough and deeply principled Chicago private eye . . . [are] always passionate about social issues.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Legendary V.I. Warshawski is as dogged and ferocious as ever. So is Sara Paretsky, who is at the top of her crime novel game.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.J. Box on Dead Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sara Paretsky is a legend . . . If you haven’t read her yet, now is the time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sara Paretsky’s legendary P.I. is at the top of her game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A proper hero for these times . . . To us, V.I. is perfect. . . . Paretsky is justly praised for referencing vital social issues in her mysteries, but here we also get a taste of her flair for creating offbeat but believable characters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review on Dead Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sara Paretsky’s gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I. ‘Vic’ Warshawski, is back for the 20th time in a political-rot thriller that’s the definition of perfection in the genre. . . . The novel’s robustly flavorsome cast of characters includes a semi-deranged land preservationist, a corrupt Nobel Prize winner, a Chilean Ayn Rand disciple and several wonderful dogs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post on Dead Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDead Land\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest of Sara Paretsky’s swift and superb books starring V.I. Warshawski, her tough and deeply principled Chicago private eye. Always passionate about social issues, V.I. becomes enmeshed with a community action group.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times on Dead Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As usual, Paretsky is less interested in identifying whodunit than in uncovering a monstrous web of evil, and this web is one of her densest and most finely woven ever. So fierce, ambitious, and far-reaching that it makes most other mysteries seem like so many petit fours.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on Dead Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Warshawski’s spirit and strength still shine.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ V.I. Warshawski [is] a sleuth to rival the greats, from Sam Spade and Nero Wolfe to Harry Bosch and Stephanie Plum.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.J. 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