"It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating." — Sara Paretsky

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.