Female Detective Series

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,655 ratings
2.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,301 ratings
3.
We Are Shadows: An Irish Ghost Story
We Are Shadows: An Irish Ghost Story 4.63 avg rating — 43 ratings
4.
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
4.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,524 ratings
6.
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,625 ratings
7.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,761 ratings
8.
Deadly Payload (Rim Country Mysteries #4)
Deadly Payload (Rim Country Mysteries #4) 4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings
9.
Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1)
Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,690 ratings
10.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,173 ratings
11.
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1)
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 30,897 ratings
12.
The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 68,871 ratings
13.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,561 ratings
14.
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 20,012 ratings
15.
The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1)
The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 105 ratings
16.
Disbelief (Emily Graham #3)
Disbelief (Emily Graham #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
17.
The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, #1)
The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 14,100 ratings
18.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,063 ratings
19.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 30,157 ratings
20.
Talking to the Dead (Fiona Griffiths, #1)
Talking to the Dead (Fiona Griffiths, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 6,705 ratings
21.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,546 ratings
22.
In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)
In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1) 3.89 avg rating — 16,754 ratings
23.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,313 ratings
24.
Prime Suspect (Prime Suspect, #1)
Prime Suspect (Prime Suspect, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,932 ratings
25.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,234 ratings
26.
Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2)
Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 83,465 ratings
27.
A Murder in Time (Kendra Donovan, #1)
A Murder in Time (Kendra Donovan, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 18,492 ratings
28.
Exit Strategy (Nadia Stafford #1)
Exit Strategy (Nadia Stafford #1) 3.92 avg rating — 8,416 ratings
28.
Vanishing Girls (Detective Josie Quinn, #1)
Vanishing Girls (Detective Josie Quinn, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 27,385 ratings
30.
Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1)
Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,694 ratings
31.
The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1)
The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1)
by: Lisa Lutz
3.87 avg rating — 37,308 ratings
32.
Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 49,595 ratings
33.
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1)
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 65,101 ratings
34.
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 354,539 ratings
35.
Precious and the Monkeys (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #1)
Precious and the Monkeys (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,437 ratings
36.
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,506 ratings
37.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,569 ratings
37.
Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1)
Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 15,214 ratings
39.
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 43,245 ratings
40.
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,340 ratings
41.
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1)
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
42.
The Water Rat of Wanchai (Ava Lee, #1)
The Water Rat of Wanchai (Ava Lee, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
43.
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1)
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 6,592 ratings
44.
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 174,931 ratings
44.
A Trace of Death (Keri Locke #1)
A Trace of Death (Keri Locke #1) 4.07 avg rating — 8,948 ratings
44.
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #1)
by: Sara Gran
3.70 avg rating — 11,467 ratings
47.
Denied (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #2)
Denied (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 139 ratings
48.
Lost Hills (Eve Ronin, #1)
Lost Hills (Eve Ronin, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 28,176 ratings
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Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #2)
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #2)
by: Sara Gran
3.80 avg rating — 4,438 ratings
50.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,497 ratings
51.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,285 ratings
52.
Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1)
Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 67,271 ratings
52.
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1)
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 39,758 ratings
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,604 ratings
55.
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1)
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
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Flower Net (Red Princess, #1)
Flower Net (Red Princess, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.55 avg rating — 7,612 ratings
57.
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia (Kari + Lucas Mysteries, #1)
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia (Kari + Lucas Mysteries, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 896 ratings
57.
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (Sammy Keyes, #1)
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (Sammy Keyes, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 6,431 ratings
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Hold Still (Jocelyn Rush, #1)
Hold Still (Jocelyn Rush, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 12,780 ratings
60.
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 42,419 ratings
61.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,130 ratings
62.
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1)
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 14,909 ratings
63.
Murder on the Oxford Canal (DI Hillary Greene, #1)
Murder on the Oxford Canal (DI Hillary Greene, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 13,045 ratings
64.
Goldie Vance Vol. 1
Goldie Vance Vol. 1 3.91 avg rating — 6,000 ratings
65.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 69,512 ratings
66.
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Irene Adler, #1)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Irene Adler, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,576 ratings
67.
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,220 ratings
68.
Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1)
Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 188 ratings
69.
Gin & Daggers (Murder, She Wrote, #1)
Gin & Daggers (Murder, She Wrote, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,863 ratings
70.
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1)
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,672 ratings
71.
Stacey and the Missing Ring (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #1)
Stacey and the Missing Ring (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
72.
Wanted for Murder (Sweet Valley University Thriller, #1)
Wanted for Murder (Sweet Valley University Thriller, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 240 ratings
73.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,362 ratings
74.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,395 ratings
75.
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective, #1)
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 886 ratings
76.
A Speedy Death (Mrs. Bradley, #1)
A Speedy Death (Mrs. Bradley, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
76.
Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files, #1)
Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,913 ratings
78.
Double Crossing (A Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery #1)
Double Crossing (A Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery #1) 4.06 avg rating — 2,150 ratings
79.
Blues in the Night (Molly Blume, #1)
Blues in the Night (Molly Blume, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 247 ratings
79.
The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1)
The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 7,037 ratings
79.
The Insomniacs' Club
The Insomniacs' Club 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
79.
A Mountain of Evidence (Colorado Skies, #1)
A Mountain of Evidence (Colorado Skies, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 72 ratings
79.
Assumed (Anne Wilson #1)
Assumed (Anne Wilson #1) 4.08 avg rating — 84 ratings
79.
Better the Blood
Better the Blood 3.99 avg rating — 4,710 ratings
79.
The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon
The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon 3.66 avg rating — 304 ratings
79.
A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1)
A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,890 ratings
87.
The Ring of Rocamadour (The Red Blazer Girls, #1)
The Ring of Rocamadour (The Red Blazer Girls, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,545 ratings
87.
Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)
Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 211,140 ratings
87.
Nursery Crimes (A Mommy-Track Mystery, #1)
Nursery Crimes (A Mommy-Track Mystery, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
87.
The Perfect Wife (Jessie Hunt, #1)
The Perfect Wife (Jessie Hunt, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 47,849 ratings
87.
Derailed (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #1)
Derailed (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 576 ratings
92.
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 70,791 ratings
93.
The Tree of Death
The Tree of Death 3.58 avg rating — 89 ratings
93.
The Last Word (The Spellmans, #6)
The Last Word (The Spellmans, #6)
by: Lisa Lutz
3.98 avg rating — 7,913 ratings
93.
A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1)
A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 5,215 ratings
96.
Dead to Me (Scott & Bailey, #1)
Dead to Me (Scott & Bailey, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 888 ratings
96.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
98.
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 10,036 ratings
98.
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 18,576 ratings
100.
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1)
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
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