Sara Paretsky: Deadlock (USA 1992)

From the Publisher:
V.I. gets tangled in a web of lies, extortion, blackmail, sabotage, and murder as the search for her cousin Boom Boom's killer leads her into the heart of Chicago's powerful shipping industry. "(V.I.) is wonderful company and a rich discovery awaiting those who have yet to meet her". -- Los Angeles Times Book Review.

Sara Paretsky: Deadlock. Dell Publishing Company, ISBN: 0440213320 (April, 1992), 263 p., $7.99.

Sara Paretsky: Deadlock (USA 1985)

From the Publisher:
V. I. Warshawski, private investigator, Chicago, USA. People imagine private detectives to be tired-looking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She's tough, beautiful, carries a gun - and goes on asking questions until she gets answers. When her cousin Boom Boom dies in an accident, Vic is naturally upset. She wants to know how and why the accident happened, and she isn't satisfied by the answers she gets. So she goes on asking questions... and more people start to die.

Sara Paretsky: Deadlock. Ballantine Mystery, ISBN: 0345319540 (December, 1984), 263 p., $2.95.

Sara Paretsky: Deadlock (USA 1984)

From the Publisher:
V.I. Warshawski, the feminist sleuth who specializes in corporate crime, returns in "Deadlock," a topnotch mystery that critics say ever surpasses Sara Paretsky's first novel, "Indemnity Only."

The smart young detective becomes suspicious when her cousin Boom Boom, a former ice hockey star, drowns in a questionable dock accident. As she explores the cargo shipping world, Vic uncovers a murderous rivalry between shipping magnates.

Paretsky, who holds an M.B.A. and works for CNA Financial Corporation in Chicago, brings eyewitness authenticity to this thriller - she spent several days on a freighter to get the feel of life on deck.

Sara Paretsky: Deadlock. A V.I. Warshawski Novel. Dial Press, ISBN: 0385279337 (February, 1984), 252 p., $14.95.