• Hard Time

  • V. I. Warshawski Series, Book 9
  • By: Sara Paretsky
  • Narrated by: Jean Smart
  • Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Hard Time

By: Sara Paretsky
Narrated by: Jean Smart
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Publisher's summary

Multimedia conglomerate Global Entertainment has purchased the Chicago Herald-Star, forcing the paper's staff to scramble for new jobs. Reporter Murray Ryerson, V.I. Warshawski's longtime friend, lands a plum job as host of a Global network television show. On her way home from a party in honor of Murray's success, V.I. stops to help a woman lying in the street. Her Good Samaritan act sends her straight into a case that exposes dark hidden truths behind the razzle-dazzle of the entertainment industry. And suddenly, V.I. finds herself playing a game that she can win only by staying alive.

©1999 Sara Paretsky (P)2000, 2017 Newstar Media / Phoenix Books

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Great story, odd narration

I loved this VI Warshawski story a lot, but this was the weirdest reading of a book! I love the actress (Jean Smart) and it has her lovely voice and intonation, but it was a poor match

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