Rick H. (WileyCoyote) reviewed Tunnel Vision (V.I. Warshawski, Bk 8) (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on + 98 more book reviews
The first thing I determined about this book is --This is a Ladies Detective Mystery!
But, not being a lady, I nevertheless liked it!
This was my first "listen" to a Sara Paretsky book, I had heard of her detective Vic Warshawski before - but never read or listened to one. This is one "First rate mystery" as far as I'm concerned.
Sara writes very well, almost in the same league as Michael Crichton - by that I mean she seems to have a good knowledge about technical detail. The details in the underground scenes were excellently done.
When I first stated that this was a ladies mystery, it is by no means "a ladies tea party" kind of mystery, V.I.Warshawsky is one cool, tough lady detective.
I recommend this to those, who like me, are not of the same gender as the author or heroine of this book.
But, not being a lady, I nevertheless liked it!
This was my first "listen" to a Sara Paretsky book, I had heard of her detective Vic Warshawski before - but never read or listened to one. This is one "First rate mystery" as far as I'm concerned.
Sara writes very well, almost in the same league as Michael Crichton - by that I mean she seems to have a good knowledge about technical detail. The details in the underground scenes were excellently done.
When I first stated that this was a ladies mystery, it is by no means "a ladies tea party" kind of mystery, V.I.Warshawsky is one cool, tough lady detective.
I recommend this to those, who like me, are not of the same gender as the author or heroine of this book.
Donna C. reviewed Tunnel Vision (V.I. Warshawski, Bk 8) (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on + 63 more book reviews
loved this book was dissapointed when it was over. donna
Barbara S. (barbsis) -
I've read a few of Sara Paretsky's books in the past and greatly enjoyed them. However, V.I. Warshawski really went over the line (police and moral) in this one. I like my private eye books to at least follow the line of the law, not to the letter but at least in that direction. You know, to at least appear realistic and legal. There is no way in hell, a real police situation would have been handled like this. The cops would have been all over her for her interference; here they basically ignored her and her tactics. Even her cop boyfriend, only said something about her being arrested if it wasn't for him.
I really didn't like Vic's methods in this one: interfering with a police investigation, impersonating a cop (more than once) and her verbal abuse of suspects. However, Vic was very good at handling 14-year-old Emily Messenger. Emily was a victim of parental abuse and sexual assault. I'd like to think that this was the deciding factor in Vic's behavior but unfortunately, her tactics started way before these events.
This is definitely not my favorite Paretsky title.
I really didn't like Vic's methods in this one: interfering with a police investigation, impersonating a cop (more than once) and her verbal abuse of suspects. However, Vic was very good at handling 14-year-old Emily Messenger. Emily was a victim of parental abuse and sexual assault. I'd like to think that this was the deciding factor in Vic's behavior but unfortunately, her tactics started way before these events.
This is definitely not my favorite Paretsky title.
