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Sara Paretsky
(b.1947)Called a "genius" by Lee Child and "one of the all time greats" by Karin Slaughter, Sara Paretsky transformed the role of women in the mystery world with her detective, V.I. Warshawski. V.I. is tough, feminine and vulnerable, but above all loyal to her friends and clients. Paretsky and Warshawski share a love of singing, Golden Retrievers and Italian reds. V.I. has escaped many near-death experiences, including drowning in Chicago's swamps (Blood Shot), falling down an elevator shaft (Burn Marks), and multiple attempts to shoot her down (Dead Land). Paretsky would have retired to the Umbrian Hills after one such event, but V.I. keeps coming back for more.
Paretsky's passion for social justice is reflected in her novels but also in her support for reproductive health and the welfare of women and children. She founded Sisters in Crime, an international organization that advocates for women in the mystery/thriller field. She is one of four living writers to earn both the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers and Grand Master from the Mystery Writers of America.
Paretsky's passion for social justice is reflected in her novels but also in her support for reproductive health and the welfare of women and children. She founded Sisters in Crime, an international organization that advocates for women in the mystery/thriller field. She is one of four living writers to earn both the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers and Grand Master from the Mystery Writers of America.
Awards: Theakston (2015), Agatha (2015), Edgar (2011), Shamus (2005) see all
Genres: Mystery
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Series
V.I. Warshawski
1. Indemnity Only (1982)
2. Deadlock (1984)
3. Killing Orders (1985)
4. Bitter Medicine (1987)
5. Blood Shot (1988)
aka Toxic Shock
6. Burn Marks (1990)
Windy City Blues (1991)
7. Guardian Angel (1992)
8. Tunnel Vision (1994)
9. Hard Time (1999)
10. Total Recall (2001)
11. Blacklist (2003)
12. Fire Sale (2005)
13. Hardball (2009)
14. Body Work (2010)
Photo Finish (2011)
15. Breakdown (2012)
16. Critical Mass (2013)
17. Brush Back (2015)
Wildcat (2017)
18. Fallout (2017)
Death on the Edge (2018)
19. Shell Game (2018)
20. Dead Land (2020)
21. Overboard (2022)
22. Pay Dirt (2024)
1. Indemnity Only (1982)
2. Deadlock (1984)
3. Killing Orders (1985)
4. Bitter Medicine (1987)
5. Blood Shot (1988)
aka Toxic Shock
6. Burn Marks (1990)
Windy City Blues (1991)
7. Guardian Angel (1992)
8. Tunnel Vision (1994)
9. Hard Time (1999)
10. Total Recall (2001)
11. Blacklist (2003)
12. Fire Sale (2005)
13. Hardball (2009)
14. Body Work (2010)
Photo Finish (2011)
15. Breakdown (2012)
16. Critical Mass (2013)
17. Brush Back (2015)
Wildcat (2017)
18. Fallout (2017)
Death on the Edge (2018)
19. Shell Game (2018)
20. Dead Land (2020)
21. Overboard (2022)
22. Pay Dirt (2024)
Nate Hollis (with Scott Adlerberg, Sarah M Chen, Phillip Drayer Duncan, Naomi Hirahara and Gary Phillips)
2. Gary Phillips' Hollis For Hire (2018)
2. Gary Phillips' Hollis For Hire (2018)
Novels
Collections
Anthologies edited
Beastly Tales (1989)
A Woman's Eye (1991)
Female Sleuths (1993)
Women on the Case (1996)
Sisters on the Case (2007)
Sisters on the Case Volume Two (2009)
A Woman's Eye (1991)
Female Sleuths (1993)
Women on the Case (1996)
Sisters on the Case (2007)
Sisters on the Case Volume Two (2009)
Series contributed to
Best Mystery Stories of the Year
2. The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (2022) (with Otto Penzler)
aka Best Crime Stories of the Year 2
2. The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (2022) (with Otto Penzler)
aka Best Crime Stories of the Year 2
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Books containing stories by Sara Paretsky
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (2021)
(Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 1)
edited by
Lee Child and Otto Penzler
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Sara Paretsky recommends
Wreck Your Heart (2026)
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Wild Spaces (2023)
S L Coney
"If you mix Flannery O'Connor's sense of Southern grotesquerie with Shirley Jackson's tales of every day horror, you get Shaw Coney. What a stellar debut."
In the Dark We Forget (2022)
Sandra SG Wong
"In the Dark We Forget is a hair-raising high-wire act. Wong gives us a hero whose search for her identity, and the truth of what happened to upend her life, reveals more than she wants to know, and leaves the reader gasping as much in admiration as in fear."
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