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Sara Paretsky Books in Order

9 series including V.I. Warshawski Series, V.I. Warshawski Collections and more

9 series 175 books Latest: Pay Dirt (2024)
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V.I. WarshawskiV.I. Warshawski Short Stories/NovellasV.I. Warshawski CollectionsSara Paretsky Other NovelsSara Paretsky Short Stories/NovellasSara Paretsky Short Story CollectionsSara Paretsky Non-Fiction BooksAkashic NoirSara Paretsky Anthologies

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9 series · 175 books

V.I. Warshawski Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 Indemnity Only 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Deadlock 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Killing Orders 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Bitter Medicine 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Blood Shot / Toxic Shock 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Burn Marks 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Guardian Angel 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Tunnel Vision 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Hard Time 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Total Recall 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Blacklist 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Fire Sale 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Hardball 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Body Work 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Breakdown 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Critical Mass 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Brush Back 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Fallout 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Shell Game 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Dead Land 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Overboard 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Pay Dirt 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

V.I. Warshawski Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Photo Finish (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Wildcat (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Death on the Edge 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

V.I. Warshawski Collections

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1 Windy City Blues 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara Paretsky Other Novels

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1 Ghost Country 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Bleeding Kansas 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara Paretsky Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Taste of Life (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara Paretsky Short Story Collections

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1 A Taste of Life and Other Stories (Short Story) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Love & Other Crimes: Stories 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara Paretsky Non-Fiction Books

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1 Writing In An Age Of Silence 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Words, Works, and Ways of Knowing 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Akashic Noir Series

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1 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Miami Noir: The Classics 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 London Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Havana Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Paris Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Boston Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Rome Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Portland Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Venice Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Manila Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 Twin Cities Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
57 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
58 Prison Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
59 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
60 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
61 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
62 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
63 Providence Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
64 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
65 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
66 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
67 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
68 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
69 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
70 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
71 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
72 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
73 Prague Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
74 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
75 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
76 Trinidad Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
77 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
78 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
79 Montana Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
80 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
81 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
82 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
83 São Paulo Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
84 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
85 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
86 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
87 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
88 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
89 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
90 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
91 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
92 Houston Noir 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
93 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
94 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
95 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
96 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
97 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
98 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara Paretsky Anthologies

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1 The Eyes Have It 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Mean Streets 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Beastly Tales 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 City Sleuths and Tough Guys 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Sisters in Crime 3 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 A Woman's Eye 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 1st Culprit 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Women of Mystery 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Deadly Allies 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Sisters In Crime 5 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Female Sleuths 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The New Mystery 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 3rd Culprit 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Seventh Annual Collection 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Bad Behavior 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Women on the Case 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Murder For Love 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 First Cases, Volume 1 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Win, Lose or Die 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Mystery's Most Wanted 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Women of Mystery III 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Crime After Crime 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Crime Story Collection 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Writers on Writing 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 A Century of Great Suspense Stories 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Sisters on the Case 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Suspense Magazine December 2013 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Chicago Blues 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Gary Phillips' Hollis for Hire 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Crime Hits Home 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

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.

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