Women Sleuths 1801-2010 Part 3

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 - 1990 - 1999

Amateur Sleuths

• Kay Scarpetta is the Chief Medical Examiner for Virginia in a series by American author Patricia Cornwell (debuted 1990)
• Anna Southwood is an amateur sleuth in a series by Australian author Jean Bedford (debuted 1990)
• Phryne Fisher is a wealthy aristocratic detective by Australian author Kerry Greenwood (debuted 1991)
• Virginia Kelley is an amateur detective in a series by author Nikki Baker (debuted 1991)
• Hannah Wolfe is a private investigator in a series by English author Sarah Dunant (debuted 1991)
• Temple Barr is a public-relations consultant and amateur detective in the Midnight Louie series by Carole Nelson Douglas (debuted 1992)
• China Bayles is an herbalist and ex-lawyer in a series by Susan Wittig Albert (debuted 1992)
• Nancy Clue is an amateur detective and lesbian in a parody of the Nancy Drew series by American author Mabel Maney (debuted 1992)
• Dame Frevisse is a Benedictine nun in 15th century Oxfordshire by British author Margaret Frazer (aka Gail Frazer) (debuted in 1992)
• Deborah Knott is a judge in a series by American author Margaret Maron (debuted 1992)
• Kate Shugak is a former investigator for the Alaska District Attorney in a series by American author Dana Stabenow (debuted 1992)
• Goldy Schulz is a caterer and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Diane Mott Davidson (debuted 1992)
• Anita Blake is a vampire hunter in a fantasy series by Laurell K. Hamilton (debuted 1993)
• Bo Bradley is an amateur investigator featured in five novels by American author Abigail Padgett (debuted 1993)
• Ann Lindell is a police detective in a series by Swedish author Kjell Eriksson (debuted 1993)
• Anna Pigeon is a park ranger and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Nevada Barr (debuted 1993)
• Cassie Swann is an expert bridge player and amateur sleuth in a series by British author Susan Moody (aka Susan Donaldson) (debuted 1993)
• Sister Fidelma is a lawyer and nun in 7th century Ireland by British author Peter Tremayne (aka Peter Beresford Ellis) (debuted 1994)
• Sophie Greenway is the detective in a culinary mystery series by American author Ellen Hart (debuted 1994)
• Robin Hudson is a "third-string correspondent" and amateur investigator in a series by Canadian journalist and crime novelist Sparkle Hayter (debuted 1994)
• Stephanie Plum is a New Jersey bounty hunter in a series by American author Janet Evanovich (debuted 1994)
• Mary Russell is an amateur detective in a series by American author Laurie R. King (debuted 1994)
• Sydney Sloan is an amateur sleuth in a series by American author Randye Lourdon (debuted 1994)
• Melanie Travis is a school teacher and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Laurien Berenson (debuted 1995)
• Jane Whitefield is an Native American amateur sleuth in a series by American author Thomas Perry (debuted 1995)
• Alexandra Cooper is a Manhattan prosecutor in a series by American author Linda Fairstein (debuted 1996)
• Dido Hoare is an antique bookseller and amateur detective in a series by Canadian crime novelist Marianne Macdonald (debuted 1996)
• Emma Victor is an amateur sleuth in a series by American author Mary Wings (debuted 1996)
• Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist in a series by Kathy Reichs (debuted 1997)
• Tess Monaghan is a private investigator in Baltimore in a series by American journalist and author Laura Lippman (debuted 1997)
• Rei Shimura is an antiques expert and amateur sleuth in a series by English-American author Sujata Massey (debuted 1997)
• Madeline Bean is a Hollywood caterer and amateur sleuth in a series by Jerrilyn Farmer (debuted 1998)
• Blue McCarran professor and amateur sleuth in a series by American author Abigail Padgett (debuted 1998)
• Precious Ramotswe is a Batswana private detective in a series by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith (debuted 1998)
• Meg Langslow is an amateur investigator in a series by American author Donna Andrews (debuted 1999)
• Sonie "Sunny" Randall is a private investigator in a series by American author Robert B. Parker (debuted 1999)

Police Detectives

• Marti MacAllister is an Illinois police detective in a series by American author Eleanor Taylor Bland (debuted 1992)
• Gemma James is a Scotland Yard detective in a series by American author Deborah Crombie (debuted 1993)
• Kate Martinelli is a police officer in San Francisco in a series by American author Laurie R. King (debuted 1993)
• Eve Dallas is a New York City police lieutenant in a series by American author J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) (debuted in 1995)
• Delia Peabody is a New York City police detective in a series by American author J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) (debuted in 1995)
• Rachel Walling is an FBI agent in a series by American author Michael Connelly (debuted 1996)