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Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is an American author known for her detective fiction, primarily featuring the female private investigator V.I. Warshawski. Her work has significantly impacted crime fiction by creating a female character who defies conventional expectations of what a female detective should be, moving beyond typical stereotypes. Paretsky published her first novel, Indemnity Only, in 1982. She generally releases a new novel approximately every two years, though this can vary. Below is a list of all of Sara Paretsky’s books in the order of their original publication.

Sara Paretsky became a published novelist in 1982 with the novel Indemnity Only. Below is a list of Sara Paretsky's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of V.I. Warshawski Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Photo Finish (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wildcat (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death on the Edge (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of V.I. Warshawski Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Windy City Blues (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Ghost Country (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bleeding Kansas (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Taste of Life (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Taste of Life and Other Stories (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Love & Other Crimes: Stories (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Writing In An Age Of Silence (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Words, Works, and Ways of Knowing (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Eyes Have It (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mean Streets (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beastly Tales (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sisters in Crime 3 (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Woman's Eye (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
1st Culprit (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Women of Mystery (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Allies (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sisters In Crime 5 (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Female Sleuths (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Mystery (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
3rd Culprit (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Seventh Annual Collection (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bad Behavior (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Women on the Case (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder For Love (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Cases, Volume 1 (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Win, Lose or Die (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mystery's Most Wanted (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Women of Mystery III (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime After Crime (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime Story Collection (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writers on Writing (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Century of Great Suspense Stories (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chicago Noir (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Housewives (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sisters on the Case (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Suspense Magazine December 2013 (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chicago Blues (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gary Phillips' Hollis for Hire (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime Hits Home (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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