Hard Time A V.I. Warshawski novel. Signed first edition. by Paretsky, Sara - 1999

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. First edition, 1999. Signed and dated by the author to "Simon with all good wishes" on the title page. Hardback. 385pp. Red paper boards with black cloth spine. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. This is the second full-length appearance of V.I. Warshawski following her debut in Tunnel Vision. A dark and emotionally shattering case for V. I. Warshawski that takes her into the home of a wealthy Chicago family, into the pampered world of a Hollywood star, and behind the razor wire of a women's prison where the more dangerous criminals may be on the wrong side of the bars. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket also near fine and unclipped with just a little minor edge wear. Spine very slightly faded.