Sara Paretsky , 76, is an author of detective fiction, best known for her numerous novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. Paretsky is credited with transforming the role and image of women in the crime novel. She is also considered the founding mother of Sisters in Crime, an organization that supports and promotes women in the mystery field.
In some V.I. Warshawski novels, such as Deadlock (1984) and Killing Orders (1985), the sleuth becomes the target of violence and learns of conspiracies involving big business, organized crime, and (in Killing Orders) the Roman Catholic church. Paretsky addresses social issues in many of her books, including Bitter Medicine (1987), which deals with abortion rights and the medical community. Many critics consider Paretsky’s best novel to be Blood Shot (1988).
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Quote: “I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time.” | In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women.
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