women detectives

Innkeeper Magdalena Yoder has her hands full investigating the murder of one of her guests, Buzzy Porter, and the disappearance of a centennial time capsule, at the bicentennial barbecue in Hernia, Pennsylvania.

Detective Terry Girard must prove that her Aunt CeCe did not commit suicide, and find the murderer lurking among St. Louis's elite.

Mary Russell, an intelligent young woman, becomes the apprentice of Sherlock Holmes.

Ciaran Devine killed his foster father at the age of twelve. Now, he is about to go free, having served his time. Ciaran's testimony mitigated the sentence of his older brother, Thomas, who was also found at the Belfast crime scene. DCI Serena Flanagan was the only officer at the scene who could get Ciaran to speak, but her doubts about his confession have never gone away.

Medieval physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is busily attending to her patients and preparing for the Christmas holiday when the news arrives that the painter Richard Blunt has confessed to killing his young wife and two men. But his confession arouses Kathryn's suspicions, and she is compelled to investigate.

Kate Warne was America's first woman detective. Warne proved that women could be tough, clever, patient, and resourceful---all traits essential to a Pinkerton detective.

"DI Alex Morrow and her team have been shadowing a woman suspected of being involved in a large drug-smuggling and money-laundering operation. Roxanna Fuentecilla recently moved from London to Glasgow under suspicious circumstances, and Morrow's bosses want all the glory when she's finally arrested"--Provided by publisher.

Avery Delaney, driven by her past to a career in law and order, must use all her skills to save her aunt when she is kidnapped as part of a mad plot for revenge.

Anneke Haagen, only days from her wedding, still finds time to work on her computer games and chat online with a group of computer gamers, and when one of the members of her mailing list is murdered, Anneke decides that the perfect way to solve the crime is to turn it into a murder game that all the prime suspects can play.