
Listed by Author. View/print the Women Detectives reading list [PDF].
List updated 5-09
A–C
- Albert, Susan Wittig
China Bayles – Herbalist
- Andrews, Donna
Meg Langslow – Amateur Sleuth
- Atherton, Nancy Aunt Dimity – Amateur Sleuth
- Brett, Simon
Carole Seddon – Amateur Sleuth
- Brown, Rita Mae
Mrs. Murphy, the cat & "Harry" Haristeen – Postal Employee
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Burke, Alafair Samantha Kincaid – District Attorney
- Childs, Laura Theodosia Browning – Teashop Proprietor
- Churchill, Jill Jane Jeffry – Part-time Sleuth
- Clement, Blaize Dixie Hemingway – Pet Sitter
- Cohen, Nancy Marla Shore – Salon Owner
- Collins, Kate Abby Knight – Flower Shop Owner
- Cook, Marshall Monona Quinn – Newspaper Editor
D–L
- Ferris, Monica Betsy Devonshire – Sleuth
- Fforde, Jasper Thursday Next – Literary Detective
- Fluke, Joanne Hannah Swensen – Baker
- French, Tana Cassie Maddox – Detective
- Graves, Sarah Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree – Home Repair Enthusiast
- Greeley, Andrew M. Nuala Anne McGrail – Psychic
- Hess, Joan Arly Hanks – Chief of Police
- Hyzy, Julie Alex St. James – News Researcher
- Levine, Laura Jaine Austen – Savvy Scribe
M–Z
- McFadyen, Cocy Smoky Barrett – FBI Special Agent
- Myers, Tamar Magdalena Yoder – PennDutch Inn Owner
- Muller, Marcia Sharon McCone – Private Eye
- Patterson, JamesAlex Cross – Psychologist
- Riggs, Cynthia Victoria Trumbull – Real Estate Developer
- Smiley, Patricia Tucker Sinclair – L.A. Management Consultant
- Smith, Debra White Heather, Lorna & Brittan – Debutantes
- Spindler, Erica M. C & Kitt - Detectives
- Thompson, Victoria Sarah Brand – Midwife
- Viets, Elaine Josie Marcus – Mystery Shopper
- Walsh, Jill Paton Imogen Quy – College Nurse