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Women detectives in fiction books

Every book on OmList tagged women detectives in fiction — pulled from the same shelves librarians and readers have been building for years.

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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Agatha Christie

1960

Something rotten

Something rotten

2004

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A Murder Is Announced

A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie

1950

Sleeping Murder

Sleeping Murder

Agatha Christie

1940

The apprentice

2002

7th Heaven

James Patterson

1998

Busman's honeymoon

Busman's honeymoon

Dorothy L. Sayers

1937

"j" Is for Judgment

"j" Is for Judgment

1993

"A"is for Alibi

"A"is for Alibi

1982

Postmortem

Patricia Cornwell

1990

Raisins and almonds

Raisins and almonds

Kerry Greenwood

1997

The Saltmarsh murders

The Saltmarsh murders

Gladys Mitchell

1932

Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death

Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death

1992

Bad love

2003

Mystery of a Butcher's Shop

Mystery of a Butcher's Shop

Gladys Mitchell

1930

Invisible

Lorena McCourtney

2004

Surprise! Surprise!

Surprise! Surprise!

Agatha Christie

1965

Prime suspect 3

Prime suspect 3

Lynda La Plante

1993

Swan for the money

Swan for the money

2009

Fatal legacy

2000

Dark paradise

1994

The Purrfect Murder

The Purrfect Murder

2008

The Killing Hour

The Killing Hour

2003

Brazen tongue

Gladys Mitchell

1940

Women detectives in fiction books — OmList