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She was born sara paretsky on june 8th, 1947 in ames, iowa. Shes relentless and mouthy, neither overly kind nor soft, but shell do the right thing while cursing under her breath. Warshawski novels abridged by sara paretsky, susan ericksen isbn. Warshawski is a fictional character featured in a series of crime novels by american author sara paretsky.
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