Series by Sara Paretsky
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Buy on Amazon1982 · Sara Paretsky
Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshwski takes on a case from an anonymous client who claims to be the prominent banker John Thayer and reports…
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Buy on AmazonBitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel)
1987 · Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski investigates the deaths of her friend Consuelo and her newborn daughter after both die in a local hospital, suspecting malpractice.…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski returns to her old south Chicago neighborhood to keep a promise to Caroline, a childhood friend. Caroline's dying mother has a…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski takes on a case for Home Free, a charitable organization for the homeless, after one of its board members is murdered in her office.…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Sara Paretsky
Windy City Blues is a collection of nine short stories featuring V.I. Warshawski, a detective who navigates cases involving her family, friends, and…
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Buy on Amazon2000
V.I. Warshawski of Chicago is falsely arrested while investigating the murder of an illegal immigrant, leading to her incarceration in a women's…
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Sara Paretsky
Total Recall follows the Chicago private investigator V.I. as she becomes involved in a complex case after a man named Paul Radbuka claims to have…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Sara Paretsky · 🏆 1 award & honors
V.I. is checking empty family mansions for an old client when she encounters an intruder. She finds the body of a missing reporter who vanished…
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Buy on Amazon2011
“V.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, tough, sexy.”—Daily News (New York) “Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a…
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Standalone books
Frequently asked questions
How many books has Sara Paretsky written?
We list 18 books by Sara Paretsky across 1 series, published between 1982–2024 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Sara Paretsky's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Killing Orders.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Sara Paretsky's books?
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Awards & honors
Blacklist
- Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Fiction
Honors as recorded by the publisher for Sara Paretsky’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.