Women Sleuths
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1st To Die
by James Patterson
Four women-four friends-share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder...
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I" Is For Innocent
by Sue Grafton
Sue Grafton spends part of the year in Kentucky and the rest in California. All of her Alphabet Mysteries are available from Random House Audio, read by Judy Kaye.
L Is For Lawless
by Sue Grafton
12th in the Kinsey Millhone series, Grafton's "L" is for Lawless has the heroine doing a small favor for a friend, that ends up having her chase down the trail of a bank heist that is over 40 years old
Two For the Dough
by Janet Evanovich
Two for the Dough, published in 1996, is the second novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Like others in the Stephanie Plum series, Two For the Dough was a best-seller, spending 36 weeks on the Top 150 list.
One For the Money
by Janet Evanovich
One for the Money is the first book in the Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum is a former lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter whose first job is to bring in her ex-boyfriend Joe Morelli, a police detective wanted for murder. Published in 1994, and the movie rights sold for $1million just prior to the books release.
Three To Get Deadly
by Janet Evanovich
Three to Get Deadly is the third novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and was first published in 1997. It won the 1998 Dilys Award.
The Body Farm
by Patricia Cornwell
When an eleven-year-old girl is found murdered, Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, gets another chance at stopping one of the most heartless and horrifying serial killers of her career: the demented Temple Gault.
F" Is For Fugitive
by Sue Grafton
"F" is for Fugitive, Kinsey Millhone #6
Kinsey Millhone is tasked with proving the innocence of a man already found guilty of murder. Bailey Fowler was convicted in the death of his girlfriend, Jean Timberlake.
After an escape, Bailey was picked back up, and now hires Kinsey to find the real killer and save him from returning to jail.
Kinsey Millhone is tasked with proving the innocence of a man already found guilty of murder. Bailey Fowler was convicted in the death of his girlfriend, Jean Timberlake.
After an escape, Bailey was picked back up, and now hires Kinsey to find the real killer and save him from returning to jail.
Track Of the Cat
by Nevada Barr
Track of the Cat is 1954 William A. Wellman film starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. It was based on a 1949 adventure novel of the same name by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. This was Wellman's second adaptation of a Clark novel, the first being The Ox-Bow Incident.
P Is For Peril
by Sue Grafton
She's every lover's feisty girlfriend. She's every father's courageous daughter. She's every woman's tough, vulnerable, and spirited alter ego. She's Kinsey Millhone, familiar to millions of readers around the globe, and she's back in full stride in P is for Peril, her latest venture into the darker side of the human soul. Mordant, mocking, and deceptively low-key, hers is a voice we know we can trust, from a character we've come to love. Through fifteen novels, Sue Grafton has gone from strength to...
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M Is For Malice
by Sue Grafton
13th in the Kinsey Millhone series, "M" is for Malice continues the private eye's journey as she searches for a missing heir, the black sheep of a family who was banished from the family, but not his father's will.
J Is For Judgment
by Sue Grafton
J For Judgment, Kinsey Millhone #10
Wendell Jaffe has been dead and buried for five years...or so it was thought until his former insurance agent spots him at a resort in Mexico. Now California Fidelity wants its insurance money back and they hire P.I. Kinsey Millhone to solve this case.
Wendell Jaffe has been dead and buried for five years...or so it was thought until his former insurance agent spots him at a resort in Mexico. Now California Fidelity wants its insurance money back and they hire P.I. Kinsey Millhone to solve this case.
The Murderer's Tale
by Margaret Frazer
Margaret Frazer was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for both The Servant’s Tale and The Prioress’ Tale. The Sister Frevisse series includes The Novice’s Tale, The Servant’s Tale, The Outlaw’s Tale, The Bishop’s Tale, The Boy’s Tale, The Murderer’s Tale, The Prioress’ Tale, The Maiden’s Tale, The Reeve’s Tale, and The Squire’s Tale. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Kalahari Typing School For Men
by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is a professor of medical law at Edinburgh University. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is the author of more than fifty books: novels, children’s books, a short story collection, and specialized titles such as Forensic Aspects of Sleep. He lives in Scotland.
T Is For Trespass
by Sue Grafton
Sue Grafton lives in Montecito, California, and Louisville, Kentucky. Most recently, she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
Lost In a Good Book
by Jasper Fforde
Lost in a Good Book is an alternate history, fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde. It won the IMBA 2004 Dilys Award.
Mrs Jeffries Takes the Cake
by Emily Brightwell
Emily Brightwell is the author of the "Mrs. Jeffries" series of mysteries. She lives in Lake Forest, CA.
Mrs Jeffries Plays the Cook
by Emily Brightwell
Emily Brightwell is the author of the "Mrs. Jeffries" series of mysteries. She lives in Lake Forest, CA.
The Mirror
by Marlys Millhiser
A young woman on the eve of her wedding sees her life turn into a nightmare of supernatural horror in which she is forced to break the most elemental of taboos. The mirror is a full-length looking glass in a grotesque bronze frame of talonlike fingers, brought from China to SanFrancisco in the late 1800's, and it's evil.
When Shay gazes into The Mirror's depths on the eve of her wedding, she is transported back in time, awakening in the same house, but in another body, that of her grandmother,... Read more about this item
When Shay gazes into The Mirror's depths on the eve of her wedding, she is transported back in time, awakening in the same house, but in another body, that of her grandmother,... Read more about this item
Ill Wind
by Nevada Barr
Lately, visitors to Mesa Verde have been bringing home more than photos--they're also carrying a strange, deadly disease. And once it strikes, park ranger Anna Pigeon must find the very human source of the evil wind.
Women Sleuths Books & Ephemera
The No1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Smith, Alexander McCall
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing...
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Isle Of Dogs
by Cornwell, Patricia
Patricia Cornwell’s novels of big-city police have taken this classic genre to a new level. Now, with this #1 New York Times bestselling novel, she outdoes herself, with a wry tale of life and turmoil behind the blue wall. Chaos breaks loose when the governor of Virginia orders that speed traps be painted on all streets and highways, and warns that speeders will be caught by monitoring aircraft flying overhead. But the eccentric island of Tangier, fourteen miles off the coast of...
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Blood Shot
by Paretsky, Sara
V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become...
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Mrs Jeffries Takes the Stage
by Brightwell, Emily
Emily Brightwell is the author of the "Mrs. Jeffries" series of mysteries. She lives in Lake Forest, CA.
Killing Orders
by Paretsky, Sara
V.I.'s battleaxe Aunt Rosa is under investigation by the FBI and SEC after counterfeit stock certificates were found at St. Albert's Priory, where she serves as treasurer. As malicious as her aunt is, V.I. knows she's not dishonest, so V.I. vows to protect her from taking the fall. But V.I. starts questioning the strength of her family ties when a menacing voice on the phone threatens to throw acid into her eyes if she doesn't butt out. The stakes are high as she begins to sniff out a connection between...
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The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries
by Brightwell, Emily
Emily Brightwell is the author of the "Mrs. Jeffries" series of mysteries. She lives in Lake Forest, CA.
Goodnight, Irene
by Burke, Jan
For thirty-five years the identity of the dismembered woman found under the Las Piernas pier has remained a mystery. What secret did she take to her grave? Southern California reporter Irene Kelly has uncovered a maze of forensic records and confidential files that suggest a motive far more sinister than anyone imagined. The discovery has brought her close to Detective Frank Harriman, and closer still to exposing a killer who will resort to anything to keep his secrets buried -- and Irene silenced forever.