Imagined crossover · Private eyes
What if Kinsey Millhone met V.I. Warshawski?
The first ladies of the private eye novel. The two women who changed the private eye novel, both independent, stubborn and funny.
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The pair
Kinsey MillhonePrivate investigator in Santa TeresaBy Sue Grafton · Kinsey Millhone · first in A Is for Alibi
V.I. WarshawskiChicago private investigatorBy Sara Paretsky · V.I. Warshawski · first in Indemnity Only
Chemistry8/10
Friction5/10
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Where and when
Santa Teresa, California
The 1980s
The story
- How they might meet
- A Chicago company’s fraud trail leads to a sleepy Californian coastal town, where V.I. needs a local investigator who knows every insurance file in the county.
- Why they would work
- The two women who changed the private eye novel, both independent, stubborn and funny.
- What each brings
- Kinsey is meticulous, patient and good with index cards. V.I. is fearless, political and knows how big money works.
- Where they would clash
- V.I. charges straight in; Kinsey prefers to have all the facts first, and both would rather work alone.
Strengths compared
Kinsey Millhone V.I. Warshawski
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- A Is for AlibiSue Grafton · 1982 · Kinsey Millhone's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Indemnity OnlySara Paretsky · 1982 · V.I. Warshawski's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
