Sara Paretsky Summary

Paretsky, Sara (1947—) Creator of Chicago's famous feminist detective V. I. Warshawski, author Sara Paretsky paved the way for a new category of female detectives within the mystery genr... Read more

There was a time when the female detectives of mystery novels were prim and proper ladies who either solved crimes from the parlor rooms of their country homes (á la Agatha Christie's Ms. Marpl... Read more

In the following essay, Bakerman traces how Paretsky redefines the genre of hard-boiled detective fiction to include a strong, independent female protagonist. Gumshoe. Shamus. Hawkshaw. Dick. Peepe... Read more

In the following review, Lehmann-Haupt complains that Paretsky's Tunnel Vision lacks a satisfying ending and that the plot suffers from a lack of complexity. Just when work is scarce and bil... Read more

In the following excerpt, Irons discusses the importance of community to Paretsky's detective protagonist V. I. Warshawski, and how Paretsky's portrayal of her has changed the detective ... Read more

In the following essay, Pope analyzes the approach/withdraw orientation towards lesbianism that she asserts exists in Paretsky's V. I. Warshawski detective series, focusing on the relationship ... Read more

In the following excerpt, Cooper complains that Paretsky allows ideas to take presidence over all else in the short stories of V. I. for Short. There are several traps in the path of crime writers ... Read more

In the following interview, Paretsky discusses her choice to write in the detective genre and her character V. I. Warshawski. Sarah Paretsky, author of a series of mystery novels featuring detectiv... Read more

In the following essay, Reddy analyzes how Amanda Cross's A Trap for Fools, Sue Grafton's ‘F’ Is for Fugitive, Barbara Wilson's The Dog Collar Murders, and Paretsky&... Read more

In the following excerpt, Littler analyzes how feminist writers, including Paretsky, have dealt with the requirement of violence in the detective genre. I … Most fiction using women private ... Read more

In the following essay, Biamonte traces the use of humor in Paretsky's fiction and in the work of other women writers within the detective genre. Laughter Among the Corpses My theory of dete... Read more