Category: Press
June 18, 2021
On Dead Land
So fierce, ambitious, and far-reaching that it makes most other mysteries seem like so many petit fours. — Kirkus Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2020 list — Washington Post […]
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On Love & Other Crimes
Issued as a paperback original, Love & Other Crimes is a perfect match for summer’s relaxing moments, whether they are long ones on vacation or short breathers between home-based neverending gig economy labors. Each story brings a change of pace, a clever crime, and a burning sense of what human justice demands.
READ MORENovember 1, 2018
On Shell Game
“Clever and devilishly complicated”—The Oklahoman “Shell Game could hardly be more timely with its pointed riffs on #MeToo, the brutality of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the long reach of […]
READ MORESeptember 18, 2014
Sara Paretsky: By the Book, a NYT Interview
The New York Times’ By the Book columnist interviewed Sara in 2014. To read the full interview, click here. Sept. 11, 2014 The author of the V. I. Warshawski novels, […]
READ MOREAugust 11, 2007
On Bleeding Kansas
Bestseller Paretsky, who has tackled weighty issues in her V.I. Warshawski detective series (e.g., the Holocaust in Total Recall), weaves a gripping contemporary novel around three farm families—the Grelliers, Fremantles […]
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A Letter from Bill Clinton
Former President Clinton is a fan of Sara’s work. He even passes his copies of her books on to Hillary when he finishes reading them. Here’s his letter.
READ MOREMay 24, 2007
On Writing in the Age of Silence
From The Spectator, May 24, 2007: This first collection of Paretsky’s essays was short-listed for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle awards. In it, Paretsky weaves together public and private […]
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On Blacklist
The dependable delights of a Warshawski novel are also in abundant supply: witty dialogue, Warshawski’s “bad girl” behavior when confronted by authority, taut action scenes, sharp social commentary and the […]
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On Fire Sale
Warshawski’s tense, sharp 11th shows that you really can go home. — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Packed with social themes and moral energy, held together by humor, compassion and sheer […]
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On Total Recall
Dark, absorbing, probing Paretsky’s novel explores the complex web of degrees of guilt and complicity surrounding the fate of Holocaust victims and survivors, with Lotty’s story emerging with compelling, terrible […]
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