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Sara Paretsky
June 8, 1947 -
Nationality: American
Category: Author
Subcategory: American Author

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.

   

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

   

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

   

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming.

   

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

   

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women.

   

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

   

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

   

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

   

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

   

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 had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

   

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