preferably written by women.
I already know about Paretzsky, Grafton & Muller...
any others that you would recommend?
books starring female P.I.'s, can be serious or humorous
thank you!
2006-12-02 18:06:24 · 13 answers · asked by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you like Female Sleuths, you might like…
Linda Barnes
Dorothy Cannell
Carol Higgins Clark
Liza Cody
Diane Mott Davidson
Dorothy Gilman
Sue Grafton
April Henry
Joan Hess
J. A. Jance
Karen Kijewski
Margaret Maron
Sharyn McCrumb
Jill McGown
Jennie Melville
Marcia Muller
Lillian O'Donnell
Sara Paretsky
Barbara Paul
Dana Stabenow
I got those directly from a website .. www.stopyourekillingme.com
Others you might like: (personally i love all of these)
Joanna Carl (lead works in a family chocolate shop)
Joanne Fluke (lead is a cookie shop owner)
Elaine Viets (lead works dead end jobs -- other series lead is a mystery shopper)
Victoria Laurie (lead is a psychic)
2006-12-02 20:02:00 · answer #1 · answered by LbryChic 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a terrific detective stories writer known all over Europe. Her name is Alexandra.Marinina. This writer is even called the "second Agatha Christie." She is an ex-homicide detective from a very tough country: Russia. I do not know if there are any good translations of her books available in the United States since I read her books in original language. But if there are good translations available, Alexandra Marinina's books will keep you at the edge of your seat.
2006-12-03 07:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by paloma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Janet Evanovich has written a great series of "Stephanie Plum" mystery books. They are light mystery, funny, and very popular.
For the serious mystery reader, there are: Patricia Cornwell, Ruth Rendall, P.D. James, Anne Perry, and Agatha Christie to name just a few.
2006-12-02 18:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Patricia V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Patricia Cornwell books on Kay Scarpetta or a few other of her books. The Kay Scarpetta series is about a doctor involved with the FBI unit. Patricia's other books are about female detectives. Just go to her website and take a look...
www.patriciacornwell.com
2006-12-02 18:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Klingon Atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agatha Christie
2006-12-02 18:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by megan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss Marple by Agatha Christie.
2006-12-02 19:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Susan Wittig Albert writes novels with a female detective named China Bayles
Kathy Lynn Emerson writes novels with a female detective named Lady Susanna Appleton
Anne Ripley writes novels with a female detective named Louise Eldgridge
Another site to check out would be:
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/mystery.html
This has a comprehensive listing of women mystery writers!
2006-12-02 18:18:51 · answer #7 · answered by cbrat1554 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carol Higgins Clark and Agatha Christie are excellent!
2006-12-03 05:36:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" books by Laurell K. Hamilton are like "What if Kinsey Milhone hunted supernatural criminals?" The first six or so books were very good.
2006-12-02 18:09:54 · answer #9 · answered by Threepio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got to second Patricia V and her recommendation of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series: they're excellent!
2006-12-02 18:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by xgravity23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋