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Female Private Investigators


The women in these private investigator stories are independent and self-reliant, but still feminine. The stories tend to be fast-paced, harder edged, and told in the first person narrative.

The following is a list of authors who fit into this category. The first title in each series is given.

AUTHOR PROTAGONIST FIRST IN SERIES
Linda Barnes Carlotta Carlyle, Boston PI Trouble of Fools
Liza Cody Anna Lee, British PI Dupe
Janet Dawson Jeri Howard, Oakland CA PI Kindred Crimes
Sarah Dunant Hannah Wolfe, British PI Birth Marks
Susan Dunlap Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, Former Medical Examiner PI Pious Deception
Selma Eichler Desiree Shapiro, Manhattan PI Murder Can Kill Your Social Life
Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter PI One for the Money
Carolina Garcia-Aguilera Lupe Solano, Miami PI Bloody Waters
Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone, California PI "A" is for Alibi
Linda Grant Catherine Saylor, San Franciso PI Random Access Murder
Lesley Grant-Adamson Laura Flynn, PI Too Many Questions
Marian J.A. Jackson Miss Abigail Patience Danforth,
"World's First Female Consulting Detective"		 The Punjat's Ruby
P.D.James Cordelia Gray, British Woman Detective An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Marne Davis Kellogg Lily Bennett, Ex-policewoman PI--Wyoming Bad Manners
Karen Kijewski Kat Colorado, Sacramento PI Katwalk
Laura Lippman Tess Monaghan, Ex-reporter PI Baltimore Blues
Val McDermid Kate Brannigan, Manchester, England PI Dead Beat
Marcia Muller Sharon McCone, San Franciso PI,
"Founding Mother of the Female Hard-boiled PI"		 Edwin of the Iron Shoes
Katy Munger Casey Jones, Ex-convict PI--NC Legwork
Lillian O'Donnell Gwen Rammadge, PI A Wreath for the Bride
Sara Paretsky V.I. Warshawski, Chicago, PI Indemnity Only
Robert B. Parker Sunny Randall, Boston, Ex-Policewoman PI Family Honor
Chris Rogers Dixie Flanagan, Bounty Hunter--Houston, TX Bitch Factor
Sandra Scoppettone Lauren Laurano, Greenwich Village PI Everything You Have Is Mine
Michelle Spring Laura Principal, Former British Sociology Professor turned PI Every Breath You Take
Dana Stabenow Kate Shugak, Former DA Investigator turned PI Cold Day for Murder
Dorothy Sucher Sabrina Swift, A Nero Wolfe-like female PI Dead Men Don't Give Seminars
Elizabeth Atwood Taylor Maggie Elliott, San Francisco PI Cable Car Murder
Kathy Hogan Trocheck Julia Callahan Garrity, Atlanta not-so-retired PI Every Crooked Nanny
Judith Van Gieson Neil Hamel, New Mexico PI North of the Border
Stella Whitelaw Lacey Jordan Pray and Die

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