V.I. Warshawski book 4 · 1987
Bitter Medicine
A pregnant young woman dies at a suburban hospital, and V.I. takes on the hospital and its owners.
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Book facts
- Author
- Sara Paretsky
- Series
- V.I. Warshawski, book 4 of 22
- Published
- 1987
- Setting
- Set in Chicago
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Bitter Medicine
5 recurring or key characters from Sara Paretsky’s chart. Introduces Mr Contreras.
Lead 1
- V.I. WarshawskiChicago private investigator
Major 2
- Lotty HerschelDoctor and V.I.’s closest friend
- Mr ContrerasFirst appearanceV.I.’s elderly neighbour and protector
Minor and cameo 2
- Bobby MalloryChicago police captain, a friend of V.I.’s late father
- Murray RyersonInvestigative reporter
Also featuring these characters
Other Sara Paretsky books that share the most characters with Bitter Medicine.
- Burn Marks1990 · V.I. Warshawski · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Guardian Angel1992 · V.I. Warshawski · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Tunnel Vision1994 · V.I. Warshawski · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Hard Time1999 · V.I. Warshawski · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon