Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

An Amazon Charts, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series.She's investigating a cold case no one else could--by going places no else would dare.In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new...

Pink roses. Pink fingernail polish. Don't be fooled.Our intrepid detective, Molly Sutton, is giddy at being back in her beloved Castillac. Yet giddy as she is, she's skeptical about the latest Castillacdeath.Was the poor man actually murdered? Or has Molly finally gone too far...

Scarpetta, an all-new Original Series, is coming soon to Prime Video! Enter the chilling and captivating world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta before Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis bring the mystery to life onscreen. "The new audience will be compelled by the characters, crimes,...

Erin learned a lot from her partner: stay alert, follow your nose, and once you've got your teeth in them, never let go.It's tough working nights with the NYPD. The crime rate is high, the hours are terrible, and forget about a personal life....

Summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, has been oddly quiet, but rest assured, Hannah Swensen will bake her way to an unsolved murder . . . It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four...

Every action has consequencesWhen a young man is found outside a tattoo parlor with his skull crushed, not even the NYPD cares very much. The victim, a violent street thug and accused murderer, won't be missed. But after a second man is slain, Detective...

When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can't be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things...

Though Ethel Lina White caught the attention of Alfred Hitchcock in the 1930s, the author was once as well known as the Crime Queens. During her short career from 1927 to her death in 1944, she wrote seventeen novels and many short stories. However,...

As the weather cools down, business heats up at Deputy Donut Café for owner Emily Westhill. But is a stubborn tabby cat, a mysterious new employee, and a murder case with a baker's dozen worth of suspects too much to manage? With mouthwatering treats...

"Endlessly Entertaining!" Publishers WeeklyBLANCHE AND THE TALENTED TENTHThe second, ground-breaking mystery featuring African-American maid and amateur sleuth Blanche White by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award winning Author Barbara NeelyWhen Blanche White moved north to Boston, she believed it would be a better place to...

"Barbara Neely's skill is a force to be reckoned with!" Essence MagazineThe third, ground-breaking mystery featuring African-American maid and amateur sleuth Blanche White by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award winning Author Barbara NeelyBlanche White is working as a temporary cook and housekeeper for a...

"One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years," Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely's Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINNER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDSBlanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North...

Raven Ouellette, owner of Pine Acres Cabins in Secretly, Maine, takes a break from Thanksgiving preparations to walk her dogs in the woods. When Lily, the labrador, runs off the path, Raven stumbles upon the remains of a neighbor who wasn't wearing a blaze...

A New York Times Notable Book "Brilliantly written...a joy to read...Bleeding Edge is totally gonzo, totally wonderful. It really is good to have Thomas Pynchon around, doing what he does best." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Exemplary...dazzling and ludicrous." - Jonathan Lethem, The...

A New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2024 Winner of Publishing Triangle's Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ+ Crime Writing Sister Holiday is back with a newly minted PI apprentice certificate, a twisty mystery to solve, and something to prove in this fast-paced, blistering...

The sixth thrilling mystery in the New York Times bestselling series U.S. park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying the open spaces of Colorado when she receives an urgent call. Her friend and fellow ranger has been seriously injured while exploring a cave in New...

In this mystery in Nevada Barr's New York Times bestselling series, District Park Ranger Anna Pigeon is betrayed by nature itself, as a most unnatural evil stalks its prey in the pristine West... Straddling the border between Montana and Canada lies the Waterton-Glacier International...

True Detective meets the rolling hills of Napa in this wine-soaked thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Allison Brennan. Lana Burrell grew up on an idyllic Napa Valley vineyard with her best friend Jess-until Jess mysteriously disappeared and Lana's father was falsely...

Beloved super-sleuth Sister Fidelma must decide whether a curse or corruption is to blame for murder in this page-turning Celtic mystery from acclaimed period expert Peter Tremayne.'A master at bringing early Celtic and Irish history, his characters, and his stories to life' Booklist Winter,...

The New York Times bestselling author of the Cackleberry Club and Scrapbooking mysteries serves up the seventh novel in "the perfect series for tea and mystery lovers" (The Tea Caddy). When social darling Delaine Dish throws a lavish benefit for the restoration of a...