But i also wanted to follow in the footsteps of other writers who have. Created by one of our favorite underrated mystery writers, tish carberry and her two dear friends, aggie and lizzie, take on any strange case. New york times bestselling author and emmy awardwinning writer matt goldman obliges by bringing the minneapolis private detective back for a thrilling, standalone adventure. Watson, max davine, stuart woods, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest all male author. A megalist of 25 female crime writers who have helped shape the world of crime fiction and suspense in the last 50 years. Mystery sequels is a resource site for all mystery series, thrillers, and suspense book fans who enjoy reading the series books in order. Its quite a list so first up weve we decided to take look at which of our american cousins are riding high at the top of the charts. And while we may love a good stand alone, we fully admit eagerly grabbing the next book in a mystery series more times than sherlock proves just how stupid the rest of the. The delightful, bestselling series will see its eighteenth book released in early november but you can dive in anyplace in the series. Lets start with the classic writers, the royalty of the.
Top 10 female detectives in fiction books the guardian. The literary world has always been a bit of a good ol boys club, but. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Armchair detectives, mysteries, and thrillers are all acceptable genres. The book was nominated for tons of awards both the crime writers association in england and the mystery writers of america. Top female crime and mystery authors criminal element. Below is a list of 10 outstanding female detectives in fiction, ranging from. These are the official top 20 american crime writers. Most mystery authors have written more than one series, so if you are looking for a particular series in order, rather than all the books written by the author, here you will find each mystery and thriller series listed separately under the author s name.
This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. In this story, the young women of nightingale house are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. The cuckoos calling by robert galbraith, the silkworm by robert galbraith, still life by louise penny, career of evil. Browse a list of books tagged female detective by our club members to find the best female. Classic crime fiction resource site for collectors of detective fiction.
Jo spain writes a detective series and standalone psychological thrillers, many of her plots concerned with irelands past, and gender and class divisions within irish society. James lady julia grey lady julia grey series by deanna raybourn. The maisie dobbs series by jacqueline winspear maisie dobbs is a private detective working in london in the 1920s. Each mystery book will have sofie figuring out the mystery behind a different swatch of fabric in the quilt. Her next book, lying in wait, comes out this summer and promises to be just asunsettling. Women are writing the best crime novels the atlantic. This series features sofia parker, a stayathome mom who inherits an heirloom quilt that comes with a diary.
Still life by louise penny, maisie dobbs by jacqueline winspear, the sweetness at the bottom of the pie by alan bradley. Shes cambridgeeducated, the daughter of a fruitseller her entire origin story is told in the first book of the series and like many of her contemporaries, she was deeply wounded by world war i. Female detective series please only add firstin series books from series where the protagonist is a female detective or investigator of some type. Created by scottish author alexander mccall smith, precious ramotswe is one of the very few black female detectives in literature. While many of you may be searching for a book whose main character is a detective, what about opting for a book written by a detective. The best female detectives in fiction written by women y is for yesterday. Creator of the famous inspector wexford series, it was adapted for television rendell is. She also happens to be a particularly cunning and observant detective and one of our personal favorites, so wve allowed for alexander mccall smith to be the one honorary male writer on this list.
Also the treyce montoya books, as books about handwriting analysis are not crime mystery thriller novels. Enter the mystery series a literary invention designed just to prevent that fabled end of story from ever occurring while also enriching the author along the way. Shelby woo is the title teen detective on the mystery files of shelby woo which screened 19961998 on nickelodeon. So grab a coffee, sit down, and find your next best read, especially if you are in the mood for something of a female perspective to the prose. In her version of his stories, sherlock holmes becomes charlotte holmes, a talented female detective. She is the first female private investigator from botswana and founder of a detective agency.
So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k. And not only are these books by a female author, they are some of the best mystery books in the genre, period, regardless. Best female crimemysterythriller writers 1087 books. Paige sheltons lost books and old bones is a delightful new mystery featuring bookseller and amateur sleuth delaney nichols, set in edinburgh, scotland. Author elliot morgans abrupt demise during a weekly gathering of famous mystery writers called the sunday night regulars is proof positive that a bloody sword is sometimes mightier than a. Discover the best womens detective fiction in best sellers.
Nobody brings the creepy better than women mystery and thriller writers. Explore our list of women detectives fiction books at barnes. But all of my top ten are accomplished, bestselling authors. April woo is a chineseamerican new york police detective in a book series by leslie glass author including burning time, hanging time, etc. When viewers first met richard castle, a famous mystery novelist, he was creatively blocked. Awardwinning mystery writer rendell also writes under the name barbara vine. New authors are added based on popularity and readers requests.
Robb, too far gone by allison brennan, breaking point by allison brennan, make them p. Some are new series that have a few books out, others are more established, and some are classics. These are a chronological series and all 22 volumes are available in ebook format for sony reader, kindle, and nook. Annies secrets of the quilt mystery series is another cozy mystery series that comes to us from annies crafts company.
Top 10 mystery and thriller series mal warwick blog on books. Another mans treasure a romantic thriller palmyrton estate sale mystery series book 1 s. These fantastic crime stories and thriller novels that will have you on the edge of your seat til the very last page. Does anyone know of a list of political thrillers with female protagonistsleads. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Carolyn keene, author of nancy drew series of novels faye kellerman born 1952 jonathan kellerman born 1949 nora kelly born 1945. Amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. The 30 best female detectives and amateur sleuths in mystery fiction. Allison brennan goodreads author shelved 1 time as femaledetectiveseries. The best female detective books hachette book group.
Set in and around dublin, tana frenchs exceptional murder squad series is unique from many other. Six women mystery writers to add to your reading list quill and quire. So are many of those in the second tier of four dozen and even among the 16 notsogreat series at the bottom. This list of private detectives in mystery series is sponsored by forge books. The two books so far in the dewitt series are the most exciting mysteries ive read in a long, long time.
From sandra brown to sara blaedel, we publish the best mystery books of all time from female mystery writers. Everyone loves a good novel, but when youre looking for something new, why not take a look at the best mystery books around. The best female detectives in fiction written by women penguin. So read our list of the best mystery books for women written by female authors. Mcdermids work is always evocative and this book is no exception. Five favorite british mystery series by women writers. The most striking thing about flynns cool, clever mystery is the childishness of its main. Sherry thomas turns the sir arthur conan doyles classic series on its head. Many of these authors may also overlap with authors of crime fiction, mystery fiction, or thriller fiction ac. But when the nypd questioned him in connection with a series of murders staged to imitate crime scenes from his books, castle found inspiration in nypd detective kate beckett. And the thing that struck me from the almost two hundred replies i received was that crime readers loveand more often rememberthe author and the main character in a series rather than specific titles.
In case you want to get started with a new cozy mystery series, here are 45 best cozy mystery novels, the first in the series, to get started. Temperance brennan is arguably best known from the hit fox series. The alphabet series by sue grafton is the very best female detective series ever written. Hailed as mystery at its best by the new york times, shroud for a nightingale is the fourth book in bestselling author p. Canadian women crime and mystery writers ausma zehanat khan, janet kellough, anne emery, r.
The list of essential female and crime fiction reads by female mystery authors that will delight any fan of mystery genre, young or old for sure. So, what began as a list of the top ten crime and mystery novels by women, evolved into a top ten female crime and mystery authors. Eloise nortondetective elouise norton series by rachel howzell hall cordelia gray an unsuitable job for a woman and the skull beneath the skin by p. A gripping historical mystery from the usa today bestselling author of the silent woman. Only one book, the widows of malabar hill, has been released in this new series so far. A mini series based on the book appeared as well, increasing interest in the book and the author. Many great detective novels are written by detectives, but others are written by authors who rely on a lot of research in order to write from a detective s point of view. In the words of lee child on gone to dust, i want more of nils shapiro. Online shopping for british detective mystery books in the books store. The best female detectives in fiction written by women.
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