Sara Paretsky's command of the longform private eye novel is second to none, but is she equally adept at the short story? Love & Other Crimes is a new collection, and admirers will be pleased to glimpse into the South Chicago history of her steadfast female detective VI Warshawski. Other pleasures include pieces that function as introductions to her novels and a delicious Sherlock Holmes pastiche . . . A pleasing collection of amuse-bouches

A crime-fiction pro struts her stuff with short works featuring V.I. Warshawski, her prickly, stalwart Chicago PI, plus several homages to detectives past. Murder binds these wonderfully varied tales, but so does love-including that of a girl for a lab mouse she is determined to save - PeopleParetsky shows she's as superior a writer of the short-form crime story as she is of the novel in this consistently entertaining collection - Washington PostThe well-wrought plots and densely imagined worlds make this the most distinguished mystery collection so far this year - Kirkus ReviewsParetsky continues to thrill . . . In addition to heart-pounding crime fighting and sleuthing, these stories run deep with aching sketches of love and loss. Some contain scathing political commentary, with haunting versions of possible futures. Fans of witty characters, complicated plots, stories with somber endings, and, of course, V.I Warshawski will enjoy this book - Library JournalA wisely provocative and zestfully entertaining crime collection - BooklistThe love that really comes through in each story is the love and empathy Paretsky has for her all-too-human characters - Publishers WeeklyA pleasing collection of amuse-bouches - Financial Times