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Mystery · 1982 · PG-13

Indemnity Only

by Sara Paretsky

Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski investigates a missing girl — and finds union corruption and murder.

For14+GenreMysteryLength274 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; murder; investigation danger

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of corporate corruption, labor, and a woman who refuses to be intimidated

What this book is about

The debut V.I. Warshawski novel (1982) introduces Sara Paretsky's feminist private investigator as she investigates the disappearance of a girl connected to both a union official and a bank president. Gritty Chicago crime fiction. For older teens and adults.

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