Contest #13
Winner - Kat in Wisconsin
1. This month Sara Paretsky’s new novel featuring V.I. Warshawski is out
September 29th. It is her ______ novel featuring the detective.
a) 11th
2. With those novels, Ms. Paretsky has also released a collection of short
stories. Name it. _____________________
a) Windy City Blues
3. Sara Paretsky edited a book of short stories featuring many of today’s
most gifted female P.I. authors. It’s title?_______________________
a.) A Woman’s Eye
4. Ms. Paretsky is currently featured in the film Three Women Who Changed
Mystery. Name the other two. ____________________
a.) Marcia Mueller and Sue Grafton
5. Ms Paretsky is a founding member and staunch supporter of which mystery
fellowship?___________
a.) Sisters in Crime
6. Name two of the actresses who’ve read the role of V.I. for audio-book
format?___________________
a.) Kathy Bates, Jean Smart,
7. Name Paretsky’s non-Warshawski novel?______________________
a.) Ghost Country
V.I. has acquired quite a cast of characters and lore over her tenure as a
Chicago P.I. Test your memory
8. Name the ex?__________________________
a.) Richard Yarborough
9. Name the downstairs neighbor?___________________
a.) Mr. Contreras
10. V.I.’s mother trained her in which art form?_______________
a.) opera
11. Amongst V.I.’s worldly possessions only these are precious to
her_______________________
a.) her mother’s red crystal goblets from the old country
12. What car does V.I. drive?___________________________________
a.) a red transam
13.From the beginning V.I. has been a daily jogger. Who has she always had
as a companion on her morning runs?_________________________________
a.) Peppy the dog she shares with Mr. Contreras
14. What did V.I.’s father do for a living?_______________________
a.) he was a cop
15. Which book began with the murder of V.I.’s beloved cousin Boom
Boom?____________
a.) Deadlock
16. Which professional sport did Boom Boom play and who did he play
for?________________
a.) Hockey , the Blackhawks
17. Name the reporter who sometimes comes to V.I.’s aid and is sometimes
the bane of her existence? _________________
a.) Murray Ryerson
18. In Tunnel Vision V.I. befriends a homeless family. What is their
name?______________________
a.) Hawkings
19. What part of Chicago does V.I visit for the first time in this book?
___________________
a.) the sewers
20.) Always there is friend and benefactress Lottie Hershel. Name her
friend?________________
a.) Max
bonus question
21.) What’s the one thing always in V.I.’s
refrigerator?____________________
a.) coffee beans
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First
prize this month is a brand-new hardcover of Sara Paretsky's newest novel:
BLACKLIST, due out October 15