Author Sara Paretsky broke ground in contemporary mystery writing with the 1982 debut of V.I. Warshawski, a tough-talking, hard-boiled and independent female detective. Through her character, Paretsky opened the door for female protagonists and readers, showing that the genre wasn’t just for men anymore. [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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