FEMALE DETECTIVES

There are many detective/crime shows on television from CSI to Criminal Minds to Castle.  Castle is a great fit for this blog entry as it is a show that centers around a female detective and an author who is allowed to work with her in order to get ideas for his books.  This got me thinking about all the book series out there with female detectives.  Give one a try today!

Heat Wave by Richard Castle is the first book in the Nikki Heat series.  This series follows an NYPD Homicide Detective and a reporter as they work together solving crimes.

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton tells the story of the wife of a divorce lawyer that is the main suspect of of her husband's murder.  Kinsey Millhone is hired to find the truth.


One for the Money by Janet Evanovich: In the first book of the Stephanie Plum series, Stephanie begins working for her cousin's bail bonding company after losing her job.  If she can become an expert bounty hunter, then she make some money.  All she needs to do is get her man and keep herself from getting killed in the process.


Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke is the first entry in the Hannah Swensen series.  Hannah owns her own bakery and helps solve murders on the side.  All of the books in this series include recipes for the reader to try.


Naked in Death by J.D. Robb follows Lieutenant Eve Dallas as she attempts to solve the murder of three young women.  This is the first entry in the series.


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith: This series follows Precious Remotswe as she solves mysteries such as missing husbands, abductions, and imposters in Botswana.

1st to Die by James Patterson begins the Women's Murder Club series.  This entry follows four women (a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner) as they pursue a killer.

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie begins the Miss Marple series.  In this book, a man is found with a bullet through his head.  Nobody heard the shot, and there are no clues.  Even the Inspector is at a loss, so Miss Jane Marple decides to help.


Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear is the first book in the Maisie Dobbs series that follows a private investigator in the years following World War I.

Love You More by Lisa Gardner follows D.D. Warren as she searches for a missing child while solving a homicide case.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is the first in the Flavia de Luce series.  This series follows an 11 year old girl as she sets out to solve various crimes.
 
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters is the first Amelia Peabody book.  In this book, Amelia,a Victorian gentlewoman, travels to Cairo.  However, a murder and a homicidal mummy are waiting for her.




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