(1947--) One of the best and consistently interesting of the hard-boiled private eyes to burst out of the early eighties female detective boom--and certainly the inspiration for so many more of them — was SARA PARETSKY's hard-nosed Chicago P.I. V.I. Warshawski. But if V.I. was an inspiration for those who followed, the same could be … Continue reading Sara Paretsky
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Props & Peeves II
More Private Eye Stories from A Real-Life P.I. By Colleen Collins I’m a real-life P.I. who loves reading stories featuring my fictional counterparts. Seven years ago, I wrote the article “Props & Peeves! Private Eye Stories from a Real-Life P.I.” for the Thrilling Detective. At the time, I’d twice been a judge for the Private … Continue reading Props & Peeves II
V.I. Warshawski
Created by Sara Paretsky (1947--) "Never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something better in return." -- V.I. Warshawski in Deadlock "Like Lew Archer before her, (V.I.) looks beyond the surface to 'the farside of the dollar,' the side where power and money corrupt people into making criminal decisions to preserve their positions." … Continue reading V.I. Warshawski