Growing up reading Nancy Drew books and playing the Carmen Sandiego PC games, it’s hard to not fantasize about being a detective. These female detectives were cool, smart, and witty, and they got to go on incredible adventures. Many cozy mysteries today feature the same kind of crime-fighting ladies, so what’s not to love? If you’re a lady who has always dreamed about solving mysteries and fighting crime, check out our list of books to read with female sleuths.
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Books to Read with Female Sleuths
Death at a Fixer-Upper
Sarah T. Hobart
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Sam Turner is a real estate agent, and she doesn’t have the easiest life. She and her son are being evicted from their apartment, her ex-husband has returned to her life, and her romantic relationship with the Chief of Police is complicated. All she wants is to sell a property, so she’s excited when three offers are put down on a property that’s seen better days. All of a sudden, one of Sam’s clients drops dead on the property, and she must try to figure out who is the culprit.
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Duffy Brown
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Evie Bloomfield wanted to get away from her stressful life, so she moved to Mackinac Island to work in a bike shop. She thought she was getting away from everything that caused her pain in LA, but her friend Fiona’s sleazy boss from her old job showed up to attend the Lilac Festival that occurs on the island. When he is found dead, Evie must figure out what happened so she can clear her friend’s name.
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Amanda Flower
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Violet Waverly rushed home to be by her ailing Grandma Daisy’s side, but she was surprised to find her in perfect health. Grandma Daisy wants Violet to return to work at her bookstore, which has some strange, magical qualities. Violet planned to return back to Chicago, but dead man was found clutching a book from the magical bookshop in his hands. In order to protect her grandma, Violet must work to find out who the real killer is.
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Devonshire Scream
Laura Childs
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Theodosia considers catering a high-class trunk show for Heart Desire Jewelry to be one of her proudest accomplishment for her and her tea shop. Just as she starts to enjoy the event, a group of thieves shows up and steals the expensive jewelry. Theo didn’t want to get involved with the case, but her close friend Brooke is the aunt of someone who was killed in the robbery, and she begs Theo to help figure out who committed this horrendous crime.
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AR Winters
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Tiffany’s friend Stone disappears suddenly, so she needs to try and track him down. While she’s trying to find him, Tiffany runs into Lana Fierst, who is the judge on a reality TV show and claims that her life is in danger. She agrees to help find out who is threatening Lana, but soon finds that her life is also in danger.
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H.Y. Hanna
Release Date: January 17, 2016
An American tourist is murdered with a scone in Gemma’s Oxfordshire tearoom, and she’s now in the middle of a mystery that brings up secrets from Oxford’s past. With the help of four old ladies and her tabby cat, Gemma attempts to figure out who the killer is and why he is trying to ruin her business.
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