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Read By: Susan Ericksen Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The V. I. Warshawski Series Release Date: March 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781441835529

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

29

Longest Chapter Length:

30:06 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

06:48 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

20:06 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

27

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Publisher Description

Killing Orders, V.I. Warshawski’s third adventure, starts when her great-aunt Rosa summons the detective to her cold suburban home. Rosa made V.I.’s childhood miserable and the detective resents the command to help her aunt prove she didn't embezzle five million dollars from a local Dominican priory. All hell breaks loose when a mysterious opponent tries to take Vic off the case by throwing acid in her eyes and burning down her apartment. And when a friend who’s involved in the case is brutally murdered, it begins to look as if Vic hasn’t got a prayer. But Warshawski continues to follow every lead, even when they point to some pretty unorthodox conclusions: Perhaps the Dominicans are covering up a financial scandal. Maybe the whole conspiracy is under the patronage of an international conglomerate, or of Don Pasquale, king of the Chicago mob. Worst of all, someone who’s close to Vic could be involved — her darkly handsome English lover, Roger Ferrant, or even Aunt Rosa herself.

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"I love how she puts this one together. The mystery remains out there right up to very near the end. V.I.'s world is coming together here. Lots of information for future stories. Her relationship with the cops was annoying the first time I read these books and now their attitude bothers me even more. What a difference 20 years makes in gender opinions."

— Rugg (4 out of 5 stars)

Killing Orders Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.31034482758621 out of 53.31034482758621 out of 53.31034482758621 out of 53.31034482758621 out of 53.31034482758621 out of 5 (3.31)
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Narration: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " great book love all VI series books almost read them all "

    — marsh, 10/15/2020
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Well written, action packed. Kept me glued. "

    — JoAnn, 11/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I have read some of this several times over the years. It's a great series. "

    — Dianna, 11/17/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I love all of Sarah Paretsky's VI Warshawsky series. I thinking have finally read them all. I just love a good crime book! "

    — Mary, 11/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " All the V.I. Warshawski novels are fun mysteries set in Chicago. They are fun to read. "

    — Alyson, 11/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A well paced detective novel to read with a female character in the lead. "

    — Somyajeet, 10/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Love Vi Warshawski but found the book a awee bit disjointed but I'm sure that was me, not the book. She'sa feisty heroine,; there's humour, grit... all that lovely stuff... I just read it too late at night and kept having to go back and re read. Recommended though") "

    — Rosa, 10/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I'm not emotionally engaged with this series. "

    — Lois, 9/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Sara Paretsky is the best--as a wannabe writer, I don't know how she does it: the intricacy of the plot, the attention to detail, the sense of being in V.I.'s world. "

    — Nancy, 9/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Ugh. If Paretsky spent as much time on the dialogue and plot as she does describing exactly what the main character is wearing, I'm sure this would be a much better book. Read it in two days, and it still feels like a waste of time. "

    — Leslie, 9/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Read this out of order, so it didn't have the appeal of her later books. V.I. does get into a lot of trouble! True to form.....acid thrown at her, apt burned........how many times has that happened? "

    — Marianne, 5/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " VI does it again !!!!!! "

    — Kerwin, 4/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I want to read more Paretsky. She has an interesting main character and I loved reading about Chicago. I also heard Ms. Paretsky speak at the Rosamund Gifford Lecture Series in Syracuse, NY. She was great! "

    — Kam, 3/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It's surprising how interesting a mystery about financial fraud can be in the hands of Sara Paretsky. "

    — Linda, 3/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Paretsky at her sharpest. Minimalistic, spot-on, tight plot. The sarcastically feisty Warshawski still holds her stand and street cred way back from her hayday's in the 80's. One of Paretsky's novels which are always worth a re-read. "

    — Nordia, 5/31/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Every year or two I feel like a Paretsky book, but halfway through I decide (once again) that I really don't like her protagonist. She is a rude, very opinionated character, which doesn't always bother me in characters in other books, but in these it does. "

    — Missmath144, 12/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I had a hard time getting through this one for some reason. It didn't seem as interesting as the other VI novels, and I felt like it got bogged down in the details quite a bit. I actually found that I had a hard time understanding some of the connections between people. "

    — Sarah, 11/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I enjoy this series, especially since it is set in Chicago...I remember some of the places she writes about. "

    — Jessica, 8/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It was just okay for me. The plot was a dull but I was able to get through it. There just seemed like there was a little too much going on. The newer books in this series are a better. "

    — Jill, 5/13/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I had a hard time getting through this one for some reason. It didn't seem as interesting as the other VI novels, and I felt like it got bogged down in the details quite a bit. I actually found that I had a hard time understanding some of the connections between people. "

    — Sarah, 5/7/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Audio -- it was read like a play but the story lacked any intensity "

    — Irene, 5/2/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Any heroine who rolls out of bed, checks her running clothes for freshness, before sliding them on and heading out for her morning run with her doggie is my type girl. Even though it's first person, V.I.'s voice is one I believe. "

    — Cheri, 4/16/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It was just okay for me. The plot was a dull but I was able to get through it. There just seemed like there was a little too much going on. The newer books in this series are a better. "

    — Jill, 1/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Ugh. If Paretsky spent as much time on the dialogue and plot as she does describing exactly what the main character is wearing, I'm sure this would be a much better book. Read it in two days, and it still feels like a waste of time. "

    — Leslie, 8/29/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Read this out of order, so it didn't have the appeal of her later books. V.I. does get into a lot of trouble! True to form.....acid thrown at her, apt burned........how many times has that happened? "

    — Marianne, 5/10/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I want to read more Paretsky. She has an interesting main character and I loved reading about Chicago. I also heard Ms. Paretsky speak at the Rosamund Gifford Lecture Series in Syracuse, NY. She was great! "

    — Kam, 3/25/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Sara Paretsky is the best--as a wannabe writer, I don't know how she does it: the intricacy of the plot, the attention to detail, the sense of being in V.I.'s world. "

    — Nancy, 7/9/2009
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Every year or two I feel like a Paretsky book, but halfway through I decide (once again) that I really don't like her protagonist. She is a rude, very opinionated character, which doesn't always bother me in characters in other books, but in these it does. "

    — Missmath144, 7/1/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I enjoy this series, especially since it is set in Chicago...I remember some of the places she writes about. "

    — Jessica, 11/3/2008

About Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous previous novels, including the renowned V. I. Warshawski series, of which Blacklist won the Dagger Award. She is one of only four living writers to have received both the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is also the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award given by the British Crime Writers’ Association. She is credited with transforming the role and image of women in the crime novel.

About Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.