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January 22, 2024
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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 MORENovember 16, 2020
Preorder Overboard
V.I. is back in Overboard. On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they discover a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one enigmatic word.
READ MORESeptember 23, 2020
Interview on Love & Other Crimes
On Sept. 14, Brian Vakulskas interviewed Sara for radio KSCJ about her new collection of short stories, Love & Other Crimes. Click to listen to this 16 min. interview.
READ MOREJuly 22, 2020
Love & Other Crimes Launch Events
On Wednesday, July 29 at 7 pm Women and Children First is hosting a virtual launch of Love & Other Crimes on my FaceBook page. I will read from Love & Other Crimes and will answer questions […]
READ MORENovember 18, 2015
BRUSH BACK named one of the best thrillers of 2015
The Washington Post named BRUSH BACK, Sara’s most recent novel, one of 2015’s top 5 thrillers.
READ MORENovember 3, 2015
Sara receives Paul Engle Prize
Sara received the 2015 Paul Engle Prize, recognizing both her body of work and her work for social justice. See her in conversation with Maureen Corrigan at the Coralville Public […]
READ MOREJuly 23, 2015
Sara appears on BBC Radio’s Woman’s Hour
While Sara was on tour in the UK, she appeared on the Woman’s Hour, one of the most listened to programs on BBC Radio. Listen to her interview here.
READ MOREJune 26, 2015
Sara interviews with the London Times’ Crime Club
In their new crime fiction monthly newsletter, The London Times’ Crime Club asks Sara about V.I., where she came from, and how she’s changed over the years. Read the interview here.
READ MOREMay 12, 2015
The DOLLUS Syndrome
Sara published an essay in the May 1 Booklist on issues around missing voices in contemporary crime fiction Sara’s new novel Brush Back, about troubled families, Chicago sports, and Illinois politics, will […]
READ MOREOctober 28, 2014
Sara reviews for the New York Times
The Mystery Writers of America have elected me president. What will the future hold for all of us? Watch this space! London’s Independent newspaper does a quick Q & A […]
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