Women Sleuths 1801-2010 Part 4

I’ve divided the genre into the five following categories:

• 19th Century Sleuths (1801-1900),
• Early 20th Century Sleuths (1901-1969),
• Late 20th Century Sleuths & Police Detectives (1970-1989),
• Late 20th Century Sleuths & Police Detectives (1990-1999), and
• Early 21st Century (2000-2010).

I don’t claim that this is a comprehensive list, but if you’re interested in the genre, it will give you a place to start reading.

I’ve divided the list into four parts to be posted on October 5, 7, 12, and 14.

Early 21st Century - 2000 - 2010

Amateur Sleuths

• Brodie Farrell is a "finder" of lost objects by British author Jo Bannister (debuted 2001)
• Lena Jones is a private investigator and former policewoman in a series by American author Betty Webb (debuted 2001)
• Molly Murphy is a private detective in 19th century New York City in a series by English author Rhys Bowen (aka Janet Quin-Harkin) (debuted 2001)
• Sookie Stackhouse is a telepathic vampire hunter in a series by American author Charlaine Harris (debuted 2001)
• Olivia Beaumann is an amateur sleuth in an Australian culinary series by Goldie Alexander (debuted 2002)
• Ruby Murphy is a museum worker and accidental investigator in a series by American poet and author Maggie Estep (debuted 2003)
• Sonya Iverson is an amateur investigator in a series by Australian fashion journalist Elsa Klensch (debuted 2004)
• Debra Morgan is a police detective in a series by American author Jeff Lindsay (aka Jeffry Freundlich) (debuted 2004)
• Nea Fox is a private investigator in a series by British author Amelia Ellis (debuted 2005)
• Thóra Gudmundsdóttir is an Icelandic lawyer and detective by Icelandic author Yrsa Siguroardottir (debuted 2005)
• Harper Connelly is an amateur murder investigator in a fantasy series by American author Charlaine Harris (debuted 2005)
• Patricia "Paddy" Meedhan is a Glasgow journalist and investigator in a series by Scottish author Denise Mina (debuted 2005)
• Lisbeth Salander is a computer hacker and private investigator in a series by Swedish journalist and author Stieg Larsson (debuted 2005)
• Anna Travis is a Detective Inspector in a series by English author Lynda La Plante (debuted 2005)
• Hailey Dean is a prosecutor by American author Nancy Grace (debuted in 2009)
• Miranda Corbie is a private investigator in San Francisco, California in the 1940s in a series by Kelli Stanley (debuted 2010)

Police Detectives

• Denise Cleever is an undercover agent in a series by Australian author Claire McNab (aka Claire Carmichael) (debuted 2000)
• Lindsay Boxer is a police detective in the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson (debuted 2001)
• Jane Rizzoli is a homicide detective in Boston in a series by American author Tess Gerritsen (debuted 2001)
• Rhona MacLeod is a forensic scientist in a series by Scottish author Lin Anderson (debuted 2003)
• Laura Caxton is a Pennsylvania State Trooper turned vampire hunter in a fantasy series by David Wellington (debuted 2006)
• Anna Cameron is a sergeant in a series by Scottish author Karen Campbell (debuted 2008)
• Nikki Heat is a homicide detective in New York City in a series by American novelist Richard Castle (debuted 2009)