Sara Paretsky — (1982) Indemnity Only; (1984) Deadlock; (1986) Killing Orders.

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1982-86. First edition. Cloth. The first three V. I. Warshawski detective novels, smartly encased in the original Gollancz dust wrappers, including one signed edition. Collection comprised of: (1982) Indemnity Only; (1984) Deadlock; (1986) Killing Orders.   All works are the first Gollancz edition, uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth and encased in the vibrant yellow, unclipped dust wrappers.   Killing Orders is signed by the author to the title page.   The first three novels of influential crime writer Sara Paretsky, following the protagonist of V. I. Warshawski. Paretsky broke important ground in the detective genre by casting her heroine as a young female private eye of Polish descent. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth and encased in the vibrant yellow, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, lovely condition with minor bumping and the odd mark. Dust wrappers especially pleasing with only subtle edge wear and light marking. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with minimal discolouration and the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.