A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Paretsky Books in Order

The complete Paretsky reading order — 40 books from 1982–2022.

  1. 01 Indemnity Only 1982 Amazon — buy Indemnity Only Bookshop — buy Indemnity Only ThriftBooks — buy Indemnity Only eBooks.com — buy Indemnity Only
  2. 02 Deadlock 1984 Amazon — buy Deadlock Bookshop — buy Deadlock ThriftBooks — buy Deadlock eBooks.com — buy Deadlock
  3. 03 Killing orders 1985 Amazon — buy Killing orders Bookshop — buy Killing orders ThriftBooks — buy Killing orders eBooks.com — buy Killing orders
  4. 04 Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1987 Amazon — buy Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) Bookshop — buy Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) ThriftBooks — buy Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) eBooks.com — buy Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel)
  5. 05 Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1987 Amazon — buy Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) Bookshop — buy Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) ThriftBooks — buy Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) eBooks.com — buy Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel)
  6. 06 Blood Shot 1988 Amazon — buy Blood Shot Bookshop — buy Blood Shot ThriftBooks — buy Blood Shot eBooks.com — buy Blood Shot
  7. 07 Toxic shock 1988 Amazon — buy Toxic shock Bookshop — buy Toxic shock ThriftBooks — buy Toxic shock eBooks.com — buy Toxic shock
  8. 08 Burn marks 1990 Amazon — buy Burn marks Bookshop — buy Burn marks ThriftBooks — buy Burn marks eBooks.com — buy Burn marks
  9. 09 Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1990 Amazon — buy Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) Bookshop — buy Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) ThriftBooks — buy Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) eBooks.com — buy Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel)
  10. 10 Guardian angel 1991 Amazon — buy Guardian angel Bookshop — buy Guardian angel ThriftBooks — buy Guardian angel eBooks.com — buy Guardian angel
  11. 11 A Woman's Eye 1991 Amazon — buy A Woman's Eye Bookshop — buy A Woman's Eye ThriftBooks — buy A Woman's Eye eBooks.com — buy A Woman's Eye
  12. 12 Sara Paretsky 1992 Amazon — buy Sara Paretsky Bookshop — buy Sara Paretsky ThriftBooks — buy Sara Paretsky eBooks.com — buy Sara Paretsky
  13. 13 Tunnel vision 1994 Amazon — buy Tunnel vision Bookshop — buy Tunnel vision ThriftBooks — buy Tunnel vision eBooks.com — buy Tunnel vision
  14. 14 Windy City Blues 1995 Amazon — buy Windy City Blues Bookshop — buy Windy City Blues ThriftBooks — buy Windy City Blues eBooks.com — buy Windy City Blues
  15. 15 Three complete novels 1995 Amazon — buy Three complete novels Bookshop — buy Three complete novels ThriftBooks — buy Three complete novels eBooks.com — buy Three complete novels
  16. 16 A taste of life and other stories 1995 Amazon — buy A taste of life and other stories Bookshop — buy A taste of life and other stories ThriftBooks — buy A taste of life and other stories eBooks.com — buy A taste of life and other stories
  17. 17 Women on the Case 1996 Amazon — buy Women on the Case Bookshop — buy Women on the Case ThriftBooks — buy Women on the Case eBooks.com — buy Women on the Case
  18. 18 Ghost country 1998 Amazon — buy Ghost country Bookshop — buy Ghost country ThriftBooks — buy Ghost country eBooks.com — buy Ghost country
  19. 19 Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski) 1998 Amazon — buy Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski) Bookshop — buy Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski) ThriftBooks — buy Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski) eBooks.com — buy Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski)
  20. 20 Hard Time 1999 Amazon — buy Hard Time Bookshop — buy Hard Time ThriftBooks — buy Hard Time eBooks.com — buy Hard Time
  21. 21 Total Recall 2001 Amazon — buy Total Recall Bookshop — buy Total Recall ThriftBooks — buy Total Recall eBooks.com — buy Total Recall
  22. 22 Blacklist 2003 Amazon — buy Blacklist Bookshop — buy Blacklist ThriftBooks — buy Blacklist eBooks.com — buy Blacklist
  23. 23 Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski) 2003 Amazon — buy Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski) Bookshop — buy Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski) ThriftBooks — buy Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski) eBooks.com — buy Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski)
  24. 24 Blacklist (SIGNED) 2003 Amazon — buy Blacklist (SIGNED) Bookshop — buy Blacklist (SIGNED) ThriftBooks — buy Blacklist (SIGNED) eBooks.com — buy Blacklist (SIGNED)
  25. 25 Fire sale 2005 Amazon — buy Fire sale Bookshop — buy Fire sale ThriftBooks — buy Fire sale eBooks.com — buy Fire sale
  26. 26 Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski) 2005 Amazon — buy Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski) Bookshop — buy Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski) ThriftBooks — buy Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski) eBooks.com — buy Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski)
  27. 27 Writing in an age of silence 2007 Amazon — buy Writing in an age of silence Bookshop — buy Writing in an age of silence ThriftBooks — buy Writing in an age of silence eBooks.com — buy Writing in an age of silence
  28. 28 Bleeding Kansas 2007 Amazon — buy Bleeding Kansas Bookshop — buy Bleeding Kansas ThriftBooks — buy Bleeding Kansas eBooks.com — buy Bleeding Kansas
  29. 29 Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski) 2007 Amazon — buy Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski) Bookshop — buy Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski) ThriftBooks — buy Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski) eBooks.com — buy Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski)
  30. 30 Hardball 2009 Amazon — buy Hardball Bookshop — buy Hardball ThriftBooks — buy Hardball eBooks.com — buy Hardball
  31. 31 Body Work 2010 Amazon — buy Body Work Bookshop — buy Body Work ThriftBooks — buy Body Work eBooks.com — buy Body Work
  32. 32 Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) 2010 Amazon — buy Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) Bookshop — buy Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) ThriftBooks — buy Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) eBooks.com — buy Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14)
  33. 33 Breakdown 2012 Amazon — buy Breakdown Bookshop — buy Breakdown ThriftBooks — buy Breakdown eBooks.com — buy Breakdown
  34. 34 Sert Oyun 2012 Amazon — buy Sert Oyun Bookshop — buy Sert Oyun ThriftBooks — buy Sert Oyun eBooks.com — buy Sert Oyun
  35. 35 Sara Paretsky CD Collection 2013 Amazon — buy Sara Paretsky CD Collection Bookshop — buy Sara Paretsky CD Collection ThriftBooks — buy Sara Paretsky CD Collection eBooks.com — buy Sara Paretsky CD Collection
  36. 36 Brush back 2015 Amazon — buy Brush back Bookshop — buy Brush back ThriftBooks — buy Brush back eBooks.com — buy Brush back
  37. 37 Fallout 2017 Amazon — buy Fallout Bookshop — buy Fallout ThriftBooks — buy Fallout eBooks.com — buy Fallout
  38. 38 Shell game 2018 Amazon — buy Shell game Bookshop — buy Shell game ThriftBooks — buy Shell game eBooks.com — buy Shell game
  39. 39 Dead Land 2020 Amazon — buy Dead Land Bookshop — buy Dead Land ThriftBooks — buy Dead Land eBooks.com — buy Dead Land
  40. 40 Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 2022 Amazon — buy Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 Bookshop — buy Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 ThriftBooks — buy Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 eBooks.com — buy Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Paretsky

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Indemnity Only 1982
2 Deadlock 1984
3 Killing orders 1985
4 Bitter Medicine (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1987
5 Deadlock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1987
6 Blood Shot 1988
7 Toxic shock 1988
8 Burn marks 1990
9 Toxic Shock (A V. I. Warshawski Novel) 1990
10 Guardian angel 1991
11 A Woman's Eye 1991
12 Sara Paretsky 1992
13 Tunnel vision 1994
14 Windy City Blues 1995
15 Three complete novels 1995
16 A taste of life and other stories 1995
17 Women on the Case 1996
18 Ghost country 1998
19 Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski) 1998
20 Hard Time 1999
21 Total Recall 2001
22 Blacklist 2003
23 Blacklist (V. I. Warshawski) 2003
24 Blacklist (SIGNED) 2003
25 Fire sale 2005
26 Fire Sale (V. I. Warshawski) 2005
27 Writing in an age of silence 2007
28 Bleeding Kansas 2007
29 Bleeding Kansas (V. I. Warshawski) 2007
30 Hardball 2009
31 Body Work 2010
32 Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) 2010
33 Breakdown 2012
34 Sert Oyun 2012
35 Sara Paretsky CD Collection 2013
36 Brush back 2015
37 Fallout 2017
38 Shell game 2018
39 Dead Land 2020
40 Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 2022

Paretsky reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Indemnity Only (1982). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Paretsky — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Paretsky books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1982–2022.

What is the newest Paretsky book?

Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022, published in 2022.