Welcome to the web site for writer Sara Paretsky.
Credited with transforming the mystery through the creation of her female private eye, V I Warshawski, Paretsky’s books are international best sellers, appearing in almost thirty languages.

News
January 2012 marks V I Warshawski's 30th anniversary. Bantam has issued a special e-edition of Indemnity Only with a special introduction by Sara Paretsky. Click here to order.
Breakdown is on sale everywhere. Click here to see what reviewers have to say, and to buy the book.
Blog
November 29, 2011 // My native state, Kansas, has so little money that the governor cancelled the state arts program, tried to eliminate all funding for family planning, slashed budgets for judicial support staff–putting court dates far into the future for many defendants–and even eliminated funding for a place that cares for severely brain-damaged adults, including many returning veterans. [...]