Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eyes Have It | 1984 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 2 | Mean Streets | 1986 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 3 | Beastly Tales | 1989 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 4 | City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 5 | Sisters in Crime 3 | 1990 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 6 | A Woman’s Eye | 1991 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 7 | 1st Culprit | 1992 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 8 | Women of Mystery | 1992 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 9 | Deadly Allies | 1992 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 10 | Sisters In Crime 5 | 1992 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 11 | The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 | 1992 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 12 | Female Sleuths | 1993 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 13 | The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 | 1993 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 14 | Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths | 1993 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 15 | The New Mystery | 1993 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 16 | 3rd Culprit | 1994 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 17 | Seventh Annual Collection | 1994 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 18 | The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 | 1994 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 19 | Bad Behavior | 1995 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 20 | Women on the Case | 1996 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 21 | Murder For Love | 1996 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 22 | First Cases, Volume 1 | 1996 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 23 | The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 | 1996 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 24 | Win, Lose or Die | 1996 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 25 | Mystery’s Most Wanted | 1997 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 26 | Women of Mystery III | 1998 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 27 | Crime After Crime | 1999 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 28 | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 29 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 30 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 31 | Writers on Writing | 2001 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 32 | A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 33 | The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 34 | Deadly Housewives | 2006 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 35 | Sisters on the Case | 2007 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 36 | Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 37 | Suspense Magazine December 2013 | 2013 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 38 | Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold | 2014 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 39 | Chicago Blues | 2014 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 40 | The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For | 2015 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 41 | Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider | 2021 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 42 | Crime Hits Home | 2022 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
| 43 | The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 | 2022 | Sara Paretsky | Buy |
Sara Paretsky’s anthology appearances span nearly four decades of mystery and crime fiction publishing. From early collections like The Eyes Have It (1984) and the Sisters in Crime volumes of the early 1990s to more recent appearances in Crime Hits Home (2022), Paretsky has been a regular presence in the genre’s most notable short fiction anthologies.
Many of these collections focus on female mystery writers and detectives, reflecting Paretsky’s role in championing women in crime fiction. Others are broad best-of-year collections or themed volumes. Notable entries include The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) and Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe (2011), where Paretsky wrote a story featuring the famous detective.