false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170370871m/50659.jpg 50659 13 V.I.'s battleaxe Aunt Rosa is under investigation by the FBI and SEC after counterfeit stock certificates were found at St. Albert's Priory, where she serves as treasurer. As malicious as her aunt is, V.I. knows she's not dishonest, so V.I. vows to protect her from taking the fall. But V.I. starts questioning the strength of her family ties when a menacing voice on the phone threatens to throw acid into her eyes if she doesn't butt out. The stakes are high as she begins to sniff out a connection between Chicago's most powerful institutions: the Church and the Mob. 1638014 1985 Killing Orders (V.I. Warshawski Novels (Paperback)) total:334|5:53|4:137|3:127|2:15|1:2| 334 1226 450 14 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 04:06:49 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 04:11:42 -0700 2009
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V.I. comes up against the Catholic Church. Powerful & surprising.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 12 15:35:34 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 15:36:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 19:36:32 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 20:10:51 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 11:35:27 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 06:13:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 20:04:31 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 20:04:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 15:12:12 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 15:12:15 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 27 20:55:54 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 20:55:54 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 26 06:22:05 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 06:22:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 15:42:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:42:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 10:47:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 10:47:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 13:25:55 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 13:25:59 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=50659