Sara Paretsky: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction

by Margaret Kinsman, Elizabeth Foxwell (Editor)

Overview

Sara Paretsky's groundbreaking mystery series about Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski debuted in 1982 and is still going strong. She is a co-founder of Sisters in Crime (worldwide organization supporting women writers), a sought-after public speaker and the 2015 president of the Mystery Writers of America.

This book is the first comprehensive reference work on Paretsky, providing an overview of the Warshawski novels and short stories, her other novels, a volume of collected essays, her anthologies and journalism. Special attention is paid to the character of Warshawski—the tough, street-smart detective who challenges stereotypical representations of women in crime fiction—and to the significance of the Chicago setting. A guide to the scholarly and critical debates is included, along with discussion of media adaptations and references to key websites.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786471874
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	10/13/2016
Series:	McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction , #7
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Margaret Kinsman, consulting editor of Clues and 2016 Raven Award recipient, is a visiting research fellow in popular culture at London South Bank University, United Kingdom. She has published numerous articles related to crime fiction and has presented papers and chaired panels at international conferences. Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection and is an editor at McFarland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments delete ix
Preface delete 1
Organization of the Companion delete 4
Paretsky’s Works in Chronological Order delete 7
Paretsky’s Works in Alphabetical Order delete 12
A Brief Biography delete 17
A Career Chronology delete 25
The Companion delete 31
Annotated Bibliography delete 161
Index delete 201

Editorial Reviews

the first comprehensive reference work about the renowned mystery author, Sara Paretsky...wonderfully informational. The entries are dense with interesting and historical information without being overwhelming”—ARBA; Reviews of the Series: “The McFarland Companion series...has been consistently excellent, both in its choice of subjects and its quality of scholarship and writing”—Mystery Scene.

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