Best-selling author Sara Paretsky (Hardball) is credited with transforming mystery fiction through the creation of Chicago female private eye V.I. Warshawski. Barnes & Noble Studio's Steve Bertrand talks with the writer about community activism, about her popular series, and why the detective is drinking more.More interviews:
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