30+ of Your Favorite Female Crime-Stoppers in Books

This giveaway is sponsored by Fear the Darkness by Becky Masterman. “Ms. Masterman once again shows herself to be an expert manipulator of readers’ expectations.” –JANET MASLIN, The New York Times Ex-FBI Agent Brigid Quinn thinks she has a second chance at life. After too many years spent in the company of evil, she’s quit the Feds and is working out what normal is meant to feel like. She’s swapped serial killers, stakeouts and interrogation for a husband, friends and free time. But when you’ve walked in darkness for so long, can you stand the light? When a local teenager dies in a tragic drowning accident, the community thinks Brigid might be able to help comfort the family. But when she does so, something doesn’t add up. And it’s no easier at home: after a bereavement in the family, Brigid has reluctantly taken in her niece to give her a break before she starts college. Brigid’s ever-patient husband Carlo tells her they must go easy on Gemma-Kate, the grieving youngster. Which is fine, until she starts taking an unhealthy interest in dissecting the local wildlife. For Brigid, death still seems to be wherever she turns. But as she herself starts to feel unwell, it’s her own mortality that is the most troubling. And as she tries to get to the bottom of a series of allegedly accidental deaths and increasingly gruesome occurrences at home, she slowly realises that maybe this time, she’s let the darkness inside the only place she ever felt safe. Sometimes, death is closer than you think. ____________________ We asked who your favorite female crime-stoppers in books were, and you answered. Let’s dig into this list of 30+ of the best books featuring female crime stoppers: Irene Adler from Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle China Bayles from the China Bayless Herbal Mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert Lindsay Boxer from The Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Joanna Brady from the Joanna Brady series by JA Jance Eve Dallas from the Eve Dallas series by JD Robb October Daye from the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire Flavia de Luce from the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley Maisie Dobbs from the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear Nancy Drew from the Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene Eve Duncan from the Eve Duncan series by Iris Johansen Phryne Fisher from the Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood Angela Gennaro from the Kenzie & Gennaro series by Dennis Lehane Fina Ludlow from the Fina Ludlow series by Ingrid Throft Miss Marple from the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie Veronica Mars from the Veronica Mars mystery series by Rob thomas Dorothy Martin from the Dorothy Martin series by Jeanne M. Dams Kate Martinelli from the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. king Rebecka Martinsson from the Rebecka Martinsson series by Asa Larsson Kinsey Millhone from the Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton Rachel Morgan from the Hallows series by Kim Harrison Amelia Peabody from the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters Anna Pigeon from the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr Stephanie Plum from the Stephanie Plum mysteries by Janet Evanovich Precious Ramotswe from The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith Jane Rizzoli from the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen Amelia Sachs from the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver Lisbeth Salander from the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson Kay Scarpetta from the Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell Alexia Tarabotti from the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger Aurora Teagarden from the Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris V.I. Warshawski from the V.I. Warshawski series by Sara Paretsky