Sara Paretsky had published a compendium of her short stories in 2020, and I just stumbled across it. Many of the stories, but not all, feature her crime-solving private investigator, V.I. Warshawshi, a tomboy who grew up in a tough neighborhood in Chicago and has chosen to remain near her roots. I enjoyed Paretsky’s brief notes after each story, that give some background and her motivations for writing it. I’m not usually a fan of short stories, but this came in handy on a recent trip to Maine by car. I’m still waiting for her 22nd novel in the series to be released next month, Pay Dirt…