November 13, 2024
Chicago Magazine Interview
Mike Thomas speaks with Sara about her protagonist, brass knuckles, and fear of being murdered in this Chicago Magazine Magazine interview.
READ MORENovember 3, 2024
Cloudy, With a Chance of Death: the forecast for Women’s Health in Trump’s America
No one should be exposed like this to the public gaze: doubled-over naked on the floor, covered in blood, but that was how Gerri Santoro died. She was 28, mother […]
READ MORESeptember 10, 2024
Writers Digest interviews Sara
Clay Stafford has a conversation with Sara on the writing process, how editing works, why Simon and Schuster rejected her first novel, and more
READ MOREMay 24, 2024
Pay Dirt Launch – Lawrence Public Library talk
The Lawrence Public Library and Raven Book Store hosted Sara during the launch of Pay Dirt. You can hear her full talk here.
READ MOREApril 16, 2024
The Good Reviews Keep Coming
Pay Dirt has hit the stands, and the reviews are clear that THIS is the book to read. It’s made USA Today’s April booklist, as well as those of Crime […]
READ MOREJanuary 22, 2024
Want a Free Paretsky Short Story?
Pay Dirt is a prequel to the adventures of Cady Perec. Cady is a social studies teacher in Lawrence, Kansas, who plays a big role in Pay Dirt. She also appeared […]
READ MOREJanuary 22, 2024
Get a Free Paretsky Short Story
Pay Dirt is a prequel to the adventures of Cady Perec. Cady is a social studies teacher in Lawrence, Kansas, who plays a big role in Pay Dirt. She also appeared […]
READ MOREDecember 24, 2023
One Last Favor
Have you ever had to work for someone who was so entitled they thought you should sweep the sidewalk in front of them? A friend of mine did when life […]
READ MOREDecember 17, 2023
Sara on the Axe Files
Sara joined David Axelrod, founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, on his CNN podcast The Axe Files. She talked about her family history, the recent […]
READ MORESeptember 5, 2023
David Thompson Special Service Award
Sara is pleased to be this year’s recipient of the David Thompson Special Service Award, given by the Bouchercon Board to honor the memory and contributions to the crime fiction […]
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