Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is an American author of crime fiction who is one of the most important figures in the history of the female detective novel. She created V.I. Warshawski, a tough, principled private investigator who became a landmark character in feminist crime fiction. Blacklist is one of her V.I. Warshawski novels — intelligent, politically engaged crime fiction that tackles social justice issues through the lens of detective work. Paretsky's novels have been credited with transforming the crime genre by placing a complex female detective at the centre. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers intelligent, politically engaged crime fiction — detective novels that prove the mystery genre can tackle the biggest questions about justice and power.