Martina has said that damaged will be the final kate burrows book in the series and so well finally find out how kate and patricks story ends. This riot recommendation on female detectives in fiction is sponsored by other press. Please add any books written by females that fall into the crime mystery thriller genres score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. These detectives include amateurs, private investigators and professional policemen. Temperance brennan is also the star of her own book series, written by. Although this is the ninth book in the mary russell series, its my favorite because. Below is a list of 10 outstanding female detectives in fiction, ranging from police officers to private investigators to avid readers roaming the sussex downs, each of them solving mysteries on. Now, thanks to some excellent detective work by our own david prestidge, were consolidating those notes into one definitive list and recommending a book for each private eye. A crime novel from the point of view of a female detective is much more than just a difference of chromosomes. So whether or not true detective returns for another season and solves its woman problems, here is a short list of crime novels many of them the start of series where theres a woman in charge. Please only add firstinseries books from series where the protagonist is a female detective or investigator of some type.
He was also tagged as the greatest mystery writer of this century, although most of his work is classified as detective fiction. A crime novel from the point of view of a female detective is much more than. The 19th book featuring harry bosch, black box, will be out next month, and one of my favorite detectives, now sliding firmly into middle age, shows no sign of slowing down. They are not necessarily the best of their respective series, but they are all very good. Armchair detectives, mysteries, and thrillers are all acceptable genres.
Bosch is based on the detective fiction of michael. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ties that bind. Vicki barr, flight stewardess, is the heroine in a series of 16 mystery books for girls, published 19471964, by helen wells and julie campbell. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Some of the best mysteries i was reading had women cracking the cases. These 30 women are at the top of their game in each novel, short story. Her first book was published in 1993 and she has subsequently developed two series. Best female crimemysterythriller writers 1087 books. The alphabet series by sue grafton is the very best female detective series ever written.
Created by scottish author alexander mccall smith, precious ramotswe is one of the very few black female detectives in literature. The 12 greatest fictional detectives who arent sherlock. Detective madison knight series book 1 ebook written by carolyn arnold. Explore our list of women detectives fiction books at barnes.
The childs father is connected to crime, mob bossgangster who sometimes helps with cases on the down low. The female crime reporter dicte svendsen helps police to investigate crimes even when they would rather not. Now in 2017 martina is bringing her strong female detective out of retirement once again to work as a consultant on a serial killer case. This is book number 9 in the inspector armand gamache series and definitely our favorite of all of them there are 12. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Martina has said that damaged will be the final kate burrows book in the series and so well finally find out how kate and patricks. Detective madison knight series book 3 ebook written by carolyn arnold. The crimes frequently hold personal significance the dicte and in season one we learn as much about her as about the crimes she investigates. Bones, an adaptation of kathy reichss mystery series. The author, barbara neely, described herself as being schooled by the novels of toni morrison and although the main character is a maid, the choice of occupation is a commentary on race and roles. The best female detectives in fiction written by women penguin. Female detectives were bringing new twists to the classic tropes.
The wolfe series narrated by archie goodwin, wolfes trusted right hand man, from recordings he produced over the years on the stupendous crimes wolfe had singlehandedly solved. From miss marple to kinsey millhone, the pages of mystery fiction are packed. British crime detective fiction bookseries with a female. Hewitt the protagonist, a lawyer turned detective has been considered a good rival to sherlock by detective fiction geeks. British crime detective fiction bookseries with a female detective who is a single mum. Detective work is often mistakenly attributed to the old boys club. Browse a list of books tagged female detective by our club members to find the best female detective books. These good and wily gentlemen, however, do have quite a bit of competition from their female counterparts. This list consists of fictional detectives from science fiction and fantasy stories. Anne holts top 10 female detectives books the guardian. We have included books featuring fbi agents, female police officers, women prosecutors, female hackers and amateur sleuths of all varieties. Detective sergeant mo connell was tough, principled. Women in early crime fiction are often placed in the role of helpless damsel in distress.
And if you know of any flashlight worthy series that would work well on this list, let flashlight worthy know and theyll let me know. This notsofamous detective book is a gem for readers who appreciate reality more than anything. Crime fiction women sleuths series, female sleuths mysteries, female sleuths series, mystery books, new mysteries murder detective book book 1. The black female detective in mystery literature its. In other words, any woman involved with investigating and solving a crime. The detective linley series by elizabeth george is my favorite british detective series. Discover the best womens detective fiction in best sellers. British tvs 9 most powerful female detectives crimereads. These individuals have long been a staple of detective mystery crime fiction, particularly in detective novels and short stories. At eighteen novels and counting, theres certainly plenty of the literary life of temperance brennan to delve into. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books.
List of science fiction and fantasy detectives wikipedia. Apart from his nemesis moriarty, the one person who succeeds in outwitting sherlock holmes through sheer strength of character and intelligence is a woman, irene adler. One breakthrough came in the form of blanche white, first appearing in blanche on the lam, in 1992. The detective jackie white mystery books series are featured in a number of kindle categories including women sleuths series, female sleuths mysteries, female sleuths series mystery books, new mysteries, murder, detective books, crime fiction novels, crime thrillers, murder mysteries in kindle books, mystery thriller novels, kindle crime novels. Five favorite british mystery series by women writers. Barbara neely, who died march 2, is perhaps best known for her fourbook blanche white series, which had at its center a nomadic amateur detective and domestic worker who uses the invisibility. Crime fiction women sleuths series, female sleuths mysteries, female sleuths series, mystery books, new mysteries murder detective book book 1 kindle edition by savage, marcia. The two books so far in the dewitt series are the most exciting.
Barbara neely, creator of black female detective series. Female detective series please only add firstinseries books from series where the protagonist is a female detective or investigator of some type. Five crime novels where women are the true detectives. The delightful, bestselling series will see its eighteenth book released in early november but you can dive in anyplace in the series.
The tv series rivals of sherlock holmes consists of the character. Millennium series author david lagercrantz calls jenny rogneby the new queen of nordic noir. Much of early detective fiction was written during the golden age of detective fiction 1920s1930s. Robb, too far gone by allison brennan, breaking point by allison brennan, make them p. Each of these is the first novel in one of the great british police detective series. As fans of louise penny just like many of you out there, she had to top our list with how the light gets in. As a female reader of detective fiction by both male and female writers, i believe the biggest gendered problem in detective fiction right now is not a lack of female authors, but an intensification of violence against women by some male and some female writers. In compiling this first version of our female detective list, our definition of detective is wideranging. The 12 greatest fictional detectives who arent sherlock holmes. These are a chronological series and all 22 volumes are available in ebook format for sony reader, kindle, and nook. Top 10 female detectives in fiction books the guardian. Daisy wellsis an english boarding school girl during the 1930s in a book series by robin stevens is the president of the wells and wong detective. Fictional detectives are characters in detective fiction. Big list of the 20 best detective series books recommended for you to read if you love detective stories and crime fiction.
Can she outclass the killer before an innocent person takes the fall. Bailey weggins is a true crime writer for magazines in a book series debuted 2004, by magazine editor kate white. The black female detective written by the black female author. Everyone loves a good novel, but when youre looking for something new, why not take a look at the best mystery books around. The 30 best female detectives and amateur sleuths in mystery fiction. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The best female detectives in fiction written by women. The delightful, bestselling series will see its eighteenth book released in early november but. Sherlock holmes take up a fair chunk of popculture fiction real estate. The girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson, a is for alibi by sue grafton, the no. She is the first female private investigator from botswana and founder of a detective agency. The cuckoos calling by robert galbraith, the silkworm by robert galbraith, still life by louise penny, career of evil. In that spirit, heres a list of my favorite female detectives on british tv, both past and present.
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