Women sleuths Books

Bonding time with your grandmother should include baking and watching reruns of Murder She Wrote--not finding dead bodies!Whitley "Whit" Leland is an out-of-work stuntwoman with an attitude. Stuck in a sleepy mountain village with her wannabe PI...

Borrelia is the second novel featuring Maya Maguire, medical detective, in her journey as an Asian American veterinarian solving microbial mysteries. A pregnant New Mexico woman is dying from relapsing fever and reaction to her treatment for...

When ex-FBI agent Rebecca Marte considered the possible challenges of her new career as a private investigator, she never thought one of them would be to investigate a witch charged with killing a man during a coven ritual. The job should be easy as six...

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud adventure with Samantha Kidd, the most stylish sleuth in Ribbon, Pennsylvania! In this cozy mystery, Samantha finds herself trading high heels for cowboy boots as she heads to a dude ranch, hoping for some rest and...

Charlotte, a.k.a. Ruby the town psychic, has a good thing going in Castle Cove. Her baby sister Paige is blossoming under their newfound stability. Charlotte is becoming a pillar in the quirky beachside community, thanks to her new friends and neighbors...

For Charlotte, posing as the town psychic has never been easier. Thanks to helping the cops solve the mystery of the Castle Cove Bandit, "Ruby" has become a beloved fixture in the sleepy Oregon beach town. Her sister, Paige, is flourishing now that she's...

When the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn't have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One,...

A heart-pounding mystery from a Multi-million copy Best-selling author. Inspired by a true story.Ian Marks is terrified of ghosts. Especially the ghost that moved into his shed in the back yard of his house in New Orleans. Everyone else...

Why is change such a challenge?As winter gives way to spring, Ellen Rosings's life is in upheaval. She's about to move out of her suite in the Wisteria Tearoom and into the townhome she will share with her fiancé, Tony-if he's ever there. All the...

Abril Hart wants nothing more than to live a peaceful life with her family in Chicago. Unfortunately, Abril's father's family business gives her no room to do so. As a career arsonist, Abril decides she may never win her peace. Abril has no choice, but...

Tara’s quirky PI business is attracting some even quirkier customers. She’s not sure how Madame Vine’s Escort Agency got her number. And then there’s the eccentric motorcycle racing team owner, Bolo Ignatius. Both these clients...

Eliza hoped for a peaceful Christmas. She didn’t expect to be in the company of a killer when a parlour game goes terribly wrong…December 1901: After arriving in Richmond-on-Thames Eliza is surprised to be the guest of honour...

Peace reigns in October in the misty Malvern Hills, right in the Heart of England ... or does it? Just as Tamsin Kernick is settling down to enjoying training her clients' puppies and dogs and not solving murders, a dead body is found at the foot of...

An unhinged mind with an extravagant plan ... to destroy Bailey Jacobs.After weeks of training to be a better Private Investigator, Bailey is desperate to test her new skills in the real world. She finally gets the chance when she's implicated in a...

The SuspectBullied by Steph Lewis at school, then betrayed by her lover, Amy Ashby still seethes with fury. Despite the decades-old resentment, she's on the hunt for a new man and a fresh start. This time for keeps.The StalkerWhen both women are stalked...

Black water, dark skies, a reckoning like no otherA new threat has sailed in on the tide and is haunting the waterways of London.DCI Fleet is struggling to control his gift and can no longer tell reality from illusion.Meanwhile, Uncle Charlie is making...

Get the Crow.A man dies in a locked room, leaving a message written in blood and a lot of unanswered questions.Lydia is still recovering from the fallout with her psychopathic cousin, but there are new threats to the Crows, and she must fight to maintain...

Ein untoter Fox, eine rachsüchtige Silver. Das riecht nach verdammt viel Ärger!Lydia Crow hatte schon lange vermutet, dass es im Londoner Untergrund mehr als nur Gleise und Züge gab, aber bislang hatte sie nicht das Bedürfnis verspürt, selbst dort...

Dark nights and darker deeds. This Cornish fishing village hides a deadly secret.Malachite Peck has never run from a fight, but when she needs to keep a low profile, she retreats to the idyllic Golden, to start over. Running a bookshop was never her idea...

Rachel Prince can't escape murder. Even in exotic India...When an ambitious group of pharmaceutical researchers board the Coral Queen and one of them dies, Rachel Prince has another murder on her hands...Rachel's got a lot on her mind when she...

"Lady Marjorie at her fearsome best..."A relaxing Highland tour becomes quite the opposite when the awesome foursome investigate a murder by the shores of the great Loch Ness. The untimely death prompts our octogenarian sleuth, and her pensioner friends...

Eve Mallow's going back to school! But when a former student is murdered, Eve must discover who taught her a deadly lesson...  Eve Mallow is delighted when she's asked to cater Founders' Day at Southwood School. It's the best - and most...

Was Pa poisoned?Everything is just fine in Bald Eagle Falls. Auntie Clem's Bakery is stable and making good money.It seems like ages since anyone was murdered or kidnapped. And it seems like just yesterday.But things are not so rosy in Moose River. When...

A family of smugglers. An undercover mission. And the enduring scars that threaten to tear Samantha and Antonio apart.Samantha CaineAntonio and I survived New Year's. Barely. We've earned two quiet weeks together in Naples, but his art smuggling uncle...

2021 Finalist, The Best Thriller Book Awards on BestThrillers.com"One of the year's best romantic suspense thrillers." -BestThrillers.com"I love a good murder mystery with characters you can root for, and this one fits the bill. Tangled...

"Fasten your seatbelt for an edge-of-your-seat ride for nonstop action as MI6 agent Katrin Nissen navigates the deadly waters of Nazi Germany on the hunt for a missing agent." -M.G. Chapman, author of the Covert Ops seriesA desperate search for a missing...

Librarian Greta Plank is hard at work planning and preparing for Larkspur's Fall Festival and regional tourism showcase which, if successful, will be a boon to the local economy. But disaster strikes and chances of a positive review look slimmer than a...

The Nutcracker ballet is filled with holiday cheer, but no one is happy, least of all lead dancer Leah Siderova. It's bad enough when Maurice Kaminsky forces her to perform upon a shaky platform, which teeters high above the stage. It's worse when the...

In 1812, an aristocratic spy's hunt for a missing governess-aided by an intrepid earl's daughter-escalates into a desperate attempt to prevent a terror attack on the people of London. 

Wyoming private investigator Reese Golden seeks a local shop owner's stolen rattlesnake taxidermy display. During her investigation, she exposes intrigue involving a woman's drowning, the brutal assault of the shop owner and another man's murder. Danger...

Travel back in time to 1950s Illinois in Ophelia's cozy, magical, and mysterious debut. Fans of the Eastwind Witches and Dresden Files won't want to miss this book!Ophelia Windsor's life as a private eye in Cicero is smooth enough. Find a missing wife...

“Daley’s characters come to life on the page. Her novels are filled with a little mystery and a little romance which makes for a murderous adventure.” – Tonya Kappes, USA Today Bestselling Author of Southern FriedWhile on vacation...

It’s time for the Irish Spring at the Ballantyne Foundation, and charity director/PI-in-training Elliott Lisbon kicks off the annual Pot of Gold Cook-Off in shamrock style. Twenty chefs compete for the corned beef and cabbage crown but only one can...

“Daley’s mysteries offer as much sizzle and pop as fireworks on a hot summer’s day.” – Mary Kennedy, Author of The Dream Club Mysteries“Daley’s characters come to life on the page. Her novels are filled with a...

When Jenny McCleary leases her property to be ravaged by the annual mud bog races, the small rural town of Sabal Bay, Florida, is divided into warring camps: environmental activists versus monster truck fans. Jenny, who frequents the consignment store...

A queer historical murder mystery that explores notions of justice and morality, driven by compelling flawed characters.In the summer of 1912 in Northern England, sapphic couple Louisa Knight and Ada Chapman are drawn into the investigation of their...

Have you ever been cheated on, divorced, and still he got the best of the deal?Paulette does not shoot or abuse him; her weapon for payback is when she wins temporary custody of “their coveted mansion with its 360 degree view of all of LA in...

Investigative reporter Roni Mayfield returns to her crumbling Nevada hometown to avenge a friend’s brutal death—only to be hunted by the same twisted serial killerCaroline Holt’s body was found in her bed, covered in blood, her wrists...

Noel Sainsbury, author of the Billy Smith Flying Ace and Billy Bolton aviation series, also wrote the four-book Dorothy Dixon Air Mystery Series under the pseudonym, Dorothy Wayne. Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case is the third book in the series.

A gripping tale of a young woman's journey to unravel a sinister mystery that surrounds her inheritance of a beautiful mansion. With twists and turns at every corner, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end!This work has been...

Dr. Dulcinea (Dulcie) Chambers has a lot on her mind. She's just opened a new exhibit of Winslow Homer watercolors at the Maine Museum of Art where she's the chief curator. The exhibit will be complete when the museum's director, the urbane...

Too bad dead pigeons are only the beginning . . .Margaret Welch is in her idea of heaven. She has what many people only dream of - a successful bookstore in a charming old house. Even better, she and her bookstore are located in Stonewall, a town nestled...

A billionaire heiress drowns. Her body vanishes. The blood trail winds through a wealthy family flush with suspects and shocking secrets. Hope rests with one insightful soul - a child in her garden of innocence. "What a tour de force! I loved...

Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn. But when her perfect husband turns out to be a lying, cheating slimeball—and bad in bed to boot—Savannah kicks the...

Dulcie’s old boyfriend, the adventurous, fun-loving, and decidedly good-looking Brendan MacArthur, reappears with a unique gift: a very old bottle of wine, one of several that he found in a shipwreck while scuba diving in Maine’s cold...