Women Sleuths 1801-2010 Part 2

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.

Late 20th Century Sleuths & Police Detectives - 1970 - 1989

Amateur Sleuths

• Cordelia Gray is a private investigator by English author P. D. James (debuted 1972)
• Melinda Pink is a magistrate and climber in a series by British climber and author Gwen Moffat (debuted 1973)
• Amelia Peabody is an archaeologist and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Mertz) (debuted 1975)
• Sharon McCone is an amateur sleuth in a series by American author Marcia Muller (debuted 1977)
• Jemima Shore is an investigative reporter and amateur sleuth in a series by Irish author Antonia Fraser (debuted 1977)
• Sarah Kelling is an amateur investigator in Boston in a series by American author Charlotte MacLeod (debuted 1980)
• Anna Lee is a private investigator in a series by English author Liza Cody (debuted 1980)
• Kinsey Millhone is a private investigator and former policewoman in a series by American author Sue Grafton (debuted 1982)
• VI Warshawski is a private investigator in Chicago in a series by American author Sara Paretsky (debuted 1982)
• Ellie Haskell is an amateur detective in a series by English author Dorothy Cannell (debuted 1984)
• Emily Hanson is a geologist and amateur investigator in a series by American geologist and author Sarah Andrew (debuted 1984)
• Penny Wanawake is a model and amateur sleuth in a series by British author Susan Moody (aka Susan Donaldson) (debuted 1984)
• Doran Fairweather is an antique dealer and amateur detective by English author Mollie Hardwick (debuted 1986)
• Mrs. Pargeter is a widow with a shadowy past who solves uncanny mysteries in a series by English author Simon Brett (debuted 1986)
• Carlotta Carlyle is a private detective in a series by American author Linda Barnes (debuted 1987)
• Bonnie Indermill is an office temp and amateur investigator in New York City in a series by American author Carole Berry (debuted 1987)
• Loretta Lawson is an amateur investigator in a series by English journalist and author Joan Smith (debuted 1987)
• Daphne Matthews is a forensic psychologist in a series by American author Ridley Pearson (debuted 1988)
• Kat Colorado is a private investigator in Sacramento, California in a series by American author Karen Kijewski (debuted 1989)
• Jane Lawless is a restaurateur and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Ellen Hart (debuted 1989)

Police Detectives

• Sigrid Harald is a police lieutenant in New York City in a series by American author Margaret Maron (debuted 1981)
• Judy Hill is a policewoman in a series by British author Jill McGown (debuted 1983)
• Kate Delafield a police detective in a series by American author Katherine V. Forrest (debuted 1984)
• Elizabeth McPherson is a detective in a series by American author Sharyn McCrumb (debuted 1984)
• Carol Ashton is a Detective Inspector in a series by Australian author Claire McNab (debuted 1988)
• Barbara Havers is a policewoman in a series by American Elizabeth George (debuted 1988)
• Clarice Starling is an FBI agent in two novels by American author Thomas Harris (debuted 1988)