VI for Short - aka Windy City Blues Author:Sara Paretsky Collection of nine short stories featuring crime-busting private detective, V.I. Warshawski--Vic or V.I for short, never Vicki-- is about the most streetwise woman around town. Her father was in the police force, her mother was a singer from Italy and she is well versed in sport, music and the most devious workings of the criminal mind. Vic uses... more » all of her skills, her judgement, her intuition - and sometimes her Smith & Wesson - to get the better of her adversaries. Like the mysterious person who will go to any lengths to see a young tennis champion keep on winning. Or the client who wants to find her sister - and her priceless cat. Playing on the themes of family, honour, trust and friendship, Vic proves again with a little faith, instinct and the odd bullet, the truth can usually be brought to light.