Female-Sleuths

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Women Detectives

I don't want to sound Politically Incorrect, but t more...0 points

I don't want to sound Politically Incorrect, but the role of women as detectives in mystery novels is time-honored yet must be regarded separately fro...0 points

Thyme of Death (China Bayles 1) by Susan Wittig Albert

When her friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, ex more...1 point

When her friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles looks with suspicion upon the friendly faces of quaint Pecan Springs. Reissue.1 point

Rosemary Remembered (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

When her accountant, Rosemary, is killed, ex-lawye more...1 point

When her accountant, Rosemary, is killed, ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles finds a host of suspects that includes an abusive ex-husband and several former clients. Reprint.1 point

Indigo Dying (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

China Bayles heads to the tiny town of Indigo, Tex more...1 point

China Bayles heads to the tiny town of Indigo, Texas, to teach a Colors to Dye For workshop. But she quickly discovers that Indigo is a town with more than its share of dark secrets-secrets that someone thinks are worth killing to keep.1 point

Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

While harvesting yucca plants to make paper, China more...0 points

While harvesting yucca plants to make paper, China Bayles finds a body-cause of death: unknown. It seems that the simple lives of many residents of Pecan Springs hide complex and dangerous pasts. And now, while also unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must set the record straight- and find a killer.0 points

Chile Death: A China Bayles Mystery by Susan Wittig Albert

She planted the seeds of mystery stardom with her more...0 points

She planted the seeds of mystery stardom with her first book, Thyme of Death. She continued growing with such highly-praised follow-ups as Witches' Bane and Love Lies Bleeding. Now Susan Wittig Albert's career blooms with a flourish--with the brand-new offering Chile Death. An annual chili cookoff, a womanizing judge, and a crisis in China's personal life add up to a novel that will delight fans of this fast-rising author, a nominee for both the Anthony and Agatha Awards--and attract a whole new...0 points

Nightshade: China Bayles #16 (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

China's still reeling from her father's death and more...0 points

China's still reeling from her father's death and has no interest in her halfbrother Miles's investigation. But when fate forces her to get involved, China realizes it's time to bring the past to light-or else it will haunt her forever. Then she discovers that Miles may be keeping secrets himself. How deep do the layers of secrecy go? And who has a stake in concealing a long-buried truth? Now, one fresh murder and several cold cases will force China Bayles to face her da...0 points

Wormwood China Bayles #17 (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

"In a class with%u2026sleuths V.I. Warshawski more...0 points

"In a class with%u2026sleuths V.I. Warshawski and Stephanie Plum,"(Publishers Weekly) China Bayles stumbles over old secrets in a Shaker village. China's friends and family are urging her to get some rest-and a Kentucky Shaker village seems the ideal place for it. At Mount Zion, China can assist with some herbal workshops-while absorbing all things Shaker, from their furniture to their peaceful ways. But the restored modern version of the village, striving to become a po...0 points

Hangman's Root (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

When a prominent animal researcher is murdered, th more...0 points

When a prominent animal researcher is murdered, the Cat Lady, an aggressive animal rights activist and friend to China Bayles, is held for questioning, and it is up to China to find out who the true killer really is. Reprint. PW. 0 points

Dead Man's Bones (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

When her teenage son discovers some skeletal remai more...0 points

When her teenage son discovers some skeletal remains of the suspicious kind, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles finds herself hunting a killer from the past--who is about to strike in the present.0 points

Bleeding Hearts (China Bayles Mystery) by Susan Wittig Albert

When local football coach and hero Tim Duffy is ac more...0 points

When local football coach and hero Tim Duffy is accused of improper behavior, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles investigates, following a trail of obsession and murder that may lead to her own doorstep.0 points

Lavender Lies: A China Bayles Mystery by Susan Wittig Albert

Texas herbalist China Bayles must put her upcoming more...0 points

Texas herbalist China Bayles must put her upcoming nuptials on the back burner when a murder investigation entangles her friends and neighbors.0 points

Witches' Bane (China Bayles 2) by Susan Wittig Albert

When a holiday prank culminates in a brutal murder more...0 points

When a holiday prank culminates in a brutal murder, China Bayles's friend Ruby becomes a prime suspect after being accused of practicing witchcraft by a mudslinging minister. Reissue. AB. 0 points

Chile Death, A China Bayles Mystery by Susan Wittig Albert

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Rett MacPherson - Author

I was born, Lauretta Allen, in the sixties on Lafa more...0 points

I was born, Lauretta Allen, in the sixties on Lafayette Street in St. Louis, Missouri. My mother was from central West Virginia. She was born on Littl...0 points

Nancy Drew, Old and New!

I loved Nancy Drew when I was a girl, and now my d more...0 points

I loved Nancy Drew when I was a girl, and now my daughter has discovered her too! Nancy seems to be having a resurgence these days. Besides the old tr...0 points

Sookie Stackhouse Vampire Mysteries

Sookie Stackhouse is the unique heroine of Charlai more...0 points

Sookie Stackhouse is the unique heroine of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries. She is a beautiful, clever telepathic bar maid with a heart o...0 points

Janet Evanovich's Fearless Fourteen

Evanovich is near the top of her numbers game in t more...0 points

Evanovich is near the top of her numbers game in this latest Stephanie Plum novel.Are you ready for Granma Mazur as an online gamer with the moniker o...0 points

Laura Lippman & Tess Monaghan: Women Detecting

Years ago I began reading the Kinsey Millhone seri more...0 points

Years ago I began reading the Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton.Searching for similar books, I discovered V.I. Warshawski created by Sara Paretsky...0 points

Eleanor Roosevelt, Master Sleuth

Well, truth be told, she didn't, but her son,Ellio more...0 points

Well, truth be told, she didn't, but her son,Elliot, named for her father, wrote 30 of the most fun murder mysteries with his mother, First Lady Elean...0 points