About
Sara Paretsky
Sara Paretsky is an American mystery writer who introduced the first female private investigator, V.I. Warshawski, to the hard-boiled detective genre. Born in 1947 in Lawrence, Kansas, she grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago. Her writing career took off in the 1980s with her Warshawski mysteries. Paretsky's debut novel, "Indemnity Only" (1982), established V.I. Warshawski as a tough, independent, and socially conscious private investigator. The series has since grown to include over 20 books, several of which have won awards such as the Macavity Award, Edgar Award, and Maltese Falcon Award. Paretsky's work has also been praised for its strong female characters and its exploration of social and political issues.
Book Series by Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Indemnity Only | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadlock | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killing Orders | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bitter Medicine | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Shot / Toxic Shock | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Burn Marks | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Guardian Angel | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tunnel Vision | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hard Time | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Total Recall | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blacklist | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fire Sale | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hardball | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Body Work | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Breakdown | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Critical Mass | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brush Back | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fallout | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shell Game | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Land | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Overboard | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pay Dirt | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
V.I. Warshawski Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Photo Finish (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wildcat (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death on the Edge | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
V.I. Warshawski Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Windy City Blues | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
Sara Paretsky Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost Country | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bleeding Kansas | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Sara Paretsky Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Taste of Life (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Sara Paretsky Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Taste of Life and Other Stories (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love & Other Crimes: Stories | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Sara Paretsky Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Writing In An Age Of Silence | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Words, Works, and Ways of Knowing | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Sara Paretsky Anthologies
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For
2015
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Eyes Have It | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mean Streets | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beastly Tales | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sisters in Crime 3 | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Woman's Eye | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| 1st Culprit | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Women of Mystery | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Allies | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sisters In Crime 5 | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Female Sleuths | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The New Mystery | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| 3rd Culprit | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seventh Annual Collection | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bad Behavior | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Women on the Case | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder For Love | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| First Cases, Volume 1 | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Win, Lose or Die | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery's Most Wanted | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Women of Mystery III | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime After Crime | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Writers on Writing | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sisters on the Case | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suspense Magazine December 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Blues | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gary Phillips' Hollis for Hire | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime Hits Home | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
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