Sara Paretsky

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's how VI came to life.