Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky ( born June 8, 1947 in Ames, Iowa) is an American doctorate historian and author of detective novels about the private detective VI Warshawski.

Life

Sara Paretsky grew up in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. Early age of 11, she published her first story. At the University of Kansas, she studied political science and moved to Chicago after they know during a social internship and love had learned.

In 1977, she holds a doctorate in history. Because sites for historians were scarce, she made then at the University of Chicago MBA. During the following 10 years she worked as a marketing manager of a Chicago insurance company.

As a child, Sara Paretsky wanted to be a writer. But not until she was in her thirties, she decided, even to write a book: it was the first Warshawski novel. In 1986 she founded together with other crime and thriller authors of the organization Sisters in Crime. The German -language section of Sisters in Crime, the German Chapter - Murderous sisters, has been around since 1996.

V. I. Warshawski

Formation

The first three short stories with V.I. Warshawski Paretsky wrote while she was still working full time.

The figure

The main character of the Warshawski series is the hard, yet attractive private detective VI Warshawski. She used to be a lawyer, but now operates a private detective agency in Chicago. Your real name Victoria used them so not so they are not equal underestimated because she's a woman. The anger they persecuted everywhere, and it leaves no unresolved case. In addition, V. I. excellently mastered karate. Still, she often wears it or injuries must be able to carry even home because they once again ko is gone. With the firearm they can perfectly handle what she has learned from her late father, a policeman.

Unlike their male counterparts, it is tough to be able to take strong bonds, the most stable to the Jewish doctor Lotty Herschel, her older friend who zusammenflickt Vic again and again. Their partner Max is also a constant figure like Mr. Contreras, the elderly neighbor who ensures faithful always in distress for the needs of Vic and their dog Peppy and Mitch. The male partner is in some novels Morrell, with the VI maintains a relationship that provides both stability and security, but also preserves independence. Both live in separate apartments and the job of Morrell, who is long gone as a human again, indented VI in their missions but always in the foreground.

Awards

Bibliography

Stories with V.I. Warshawski

  • Damages (English: Indemnity Only, 1982)
  • Deadlock (English: Deadlock, 1984)
  • Wishful thinking (English: Killing Orders, 1985)
  • Deadly therapy (English: Bitter Medicine, 1987)
  • Bloodshot (U.S.: Bloodshot, English:. Toxic Shock, 1988)
  • Arsonist (English: Burn Marks, 1990)
  • One for all (Guardian Angel, 1992)
  • Angels in the pit (English: Tunnel Vision, 1994)
  • Windy City Blues ( stories, English:. Windy City Blues, 1995)
  • The missing woman (English: Hard Time, 1999)
  • Your real name (English: Total Recall, 2001)
  • Blacklist (English: Black List, 2003)
  • Zeal (English: Fire Sale, 2005)
  • Hardball (English: Hardball, 2009)
  • Body Work (2010)
  • Breakdown ( 2012)

Other

  • Spirit Land (English: Ghost Country, 1998)
  • Bleeding Kansas ( 2008)

Paretsky has also published several collections of short stories, in which his own short stories have been published. In particular, the anthologies of Sisters in Crime are recommended.

Films

The novel " Deadlock" formed the basis of the movie VI Warshawski - detective in silk stockings from 1991 with Kathleen Turner in the title role.

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