Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

The first novel in a frisky new mystery series set in a small New England town, where an unlikely citizen is called in to solve the purrfect crime. . . Maddie James has arrived in Daybreak Island, just off the coast of Massachusetts, eager...

Sarah Grayson, secondhand store owner, and her clever rescue cat Elvis are right on the tail of a criminal in the charming new Second Chance Cat Mystery. Summer is around the corner and Sarah is making sure the store is stocked and ready for...

Author: Sofie RyanPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 09/10/2025Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.56h x 5.55w x 0.85dISBN: 9781420526554

"Of course I worry.What if the cops witness a cat opening a skylight andmasterminding a robbery?The tabloids will love it."There's a new pair of thieves in MolenaPoint, California, a renegade yellow-eyedtomcat with a cold disdain for the law, and a scruffy human partner who...

Joe Grey can't believe his human housemate Clyde would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home, just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their...

A recent earthquake was only the beginning of the big trouble that plagues Molena Point, California. Joe Grey may be merely a cat, but he's already solved more murders than your average human detective, and he knows the "accident" on Hellhag Hill was anything...

Things are getting spooky in Catch Me If You Candy, the next delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon! Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have descended on Main...

Elderly cat fancier Rachel Murdock, "an appealing Jessica Fletcher antecedent" (Publishers Weekly), tackles a puzzling case in this cozy mystery from a master of domestic suspense. When sisters Rachel and Jennifer Murdock receive a letter from Miriam Hamilton, the daughter of the man who,...

Welcome to Torte--a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the oven is heating up as high as the body count... Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos's return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Whatever is...

In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must solve the murder of an actress whose final role was to die for... Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she's managing to have a reasonably...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the author of The River and The Dog Stars comes another "gorgeously wrought story--equal parts character study and mystery--a young woman asks Celine, a badass Brooklyn private eye, to investigate the death of her father, a nature photographer" (Entertainment Weekly)....

#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb presents the fifth thrilling novel in her futuristic In Death series--where even in an age of cutting-edge technology, old beliefs die hard. Conducting a top secret investigation into the death of a fellow police officer...

The first in this Pacific Northwest-set Halloween cozy mystery series inspired by the real "Halloweentown!" When Bailey Briggs takes over her grandfather's bookshop, Lazy Bones Books, she accidentally discovers her beloved Oregon Halloween-themed town's secret dark side... Normally, spooky season is Bailey Briggs' favorite...

For fans of Terri Parlato's All the Dark Places and Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods, a suspenseful mystery set in the heart of New Orleans, where an ex-FBI agent confronts crime, chaos, and dark secrets. In the colorful chaos of New...

K9 handler Ryder Creed rescues abandoned dogs and turns them into scent-detecting heroes. But his newest case may cost him the one rescue that mattered most.Over a year ago, Creed found the sister he thought he'd lost forever. Now someone wants her gone for...

In a deadly game of cat and mouse, Detective Erika Foster confronts her greatest nemesis-where the lines of justice blur and secrets unravel. A collapsed ceiling. A dead body. What starts as a routine 999 call takes an unexpected twist when Detective Chief Inspector...

In a world of lies. . . The truth hides in the shadowsIn a deadly game of cat and mouse, Detective Erika Foster confronts her greatest nemesis-where the lines of justice blur and secrets unravel.A collapsed ceiling. A dead body. What starts as a...

Librarian Minnie Hamilton and her clever cat Eddie solve a purr-fect murder, in the newest installment of the delightful Bookmobile Cat Mystery series. Minnie and her rescue cat Eddie can often be found out and about in their bookmobile near Chilson, Michigan, delivering great...

A cozy cheese-scented mystery with delightful characters, a dash of murder and tons of intrigue, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and The Maid. Bird Nichols moves to a quiet, quirky Californian town in hopes of a fresh start. With an autismdriven...

A captivating tale that expertly blends romance, mystery, and legal suspense elements. Carol Thompson for Reader's Favorite 5-star reviewSusanna Bailey, a fish-out-of-water Washington, D.C. court reporter, throws herself into her work after her husband's untimely death. Work is her safe haven until she finds...