Fearless Females

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,606 ratings
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,276 ratings
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A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,132 ratings
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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
5.
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 154,382 ratings
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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,191 ratings
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,295 ratings
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,564 ratings
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 252,308 ratings
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,758 ratings
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Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,519 ratings
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,564 ratings
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A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,340 ratings
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,062 ratings
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1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 354,534 ratings
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Cisco Bandits (Gwynn Reznick #2)
Cisco Bandits (Gwynn Reznick #2) 4.28 avg rating — 225 ratings
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,379 ratings
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,537 ratings
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Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1)
Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 22,113 ratings
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The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,620 ratings
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Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,233 ratings
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Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating — 100,377 ratings
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Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,561 ratings
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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
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Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1)
Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 22,378 ratings
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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 30,155 ratings
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,732 ratings
28.
Wolf (A Jessica James Mystery, #1)
Wolf (A Jessica James Mystery, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
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The Likeness
The Likeness 4.06 avg rating — 175,268 ratings
30.
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 40,101 ratings
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Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9)
Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9) 4.08 avg rating — 13,398 ratings
32.
Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1)
Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 15,214 ratings
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Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,269 ratings
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The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,813 ratings
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Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1)
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1) 3.85 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
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Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1)
Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 67,271 ratings
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Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1)
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 14,812 ratings
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The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1)
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 21,849 ratings
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Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1)
Mallory's Oracle (Kathleen Mallory, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 6,847 ratings
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The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1)
The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1)
by: Lisa Lutz
3.87 avg rating — 37,308 ratings
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,126 ratings
43.
On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1)
On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 19,488 ratings
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A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,262 ratings
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The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 68,870 ratings
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Estella's Revenge
Estella's Revenge 4.08 avg rating — 275 ratings
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The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 43,242 ratings
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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
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Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
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The Ice House
The Ice House 3.83 avg rating — 10,571 ratings
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 69,511 ratings
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Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1)
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 36,833 ratings
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Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 15,428 ratings
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A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #1)
A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 20,920 ratings
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Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper, #1)
Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 15,679 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
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The Roca Group: A Tale of Financial Espionage
The Roca Group: A Tale of Financial Espionage 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1)
Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 42,836 ratings
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Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby, #1)
Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 37,121 ratings
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If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile Mystery, #2)
If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile Mystery, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 6,802 ratings
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Family Honor (Sunny Randall, #1)
Family Honor (Sunny Randall, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 6,430 ratings
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Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1)
Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 29,404 ratings
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Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1)
Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 9,096 ratings
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Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,436 ratings
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Garnethill (Garnethill, #1)
Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 9,740 ratings
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On the Edge (Jen Shaw, #1)
On the Edge (Jen Shaw, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 339 ratings
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The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
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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
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Final Curtain (Roderick Alleyn, #14)
Final Curtain (Roderick Alleyn, #14) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,766 ratings
69.
Field of Blood (Paddy Meehan, #1)
Field of Blood (Paddy Meehan, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,866 ratings
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The Redeemer (A Shanna Regan Mystery, #1)
The Redeemer (A Shanna Regan Mystery, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 153 ratings
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The Fashion Intruder
The Fashion Intruder 4.37 avg rating — 41 ratings
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The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)
The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 32,189 ratings
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A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
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A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 16,393 ratings
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Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1)
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,696 ratings
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A Grave Talent (Kate Martinelli, #1)
A Grave Talent (Kate Martinelli, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 7,910 ratings
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The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,502 ratings
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The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1)
The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The Associate: A Shanna Regan Mystery (Shanna Regan Mysteries, #2)
The Associate: A Shanna Regan Mystery (Shanna Regan Mysteries, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1)
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 14,909 ratings
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The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1)
The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,207 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,866 ratings
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The Secret in the Old Lace (Nancy Drew, #59)
The Secret in the Old Lace (Nancy Drew, #59) 3.89 avg rating — 2,872 ratings
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Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire 4.15 avg rating — 43,869 ratings
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 57,769 ratings
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Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey, #4)
Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 12,550 ratings
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Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,219 ratings
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Goodnight, Irene (Irene Kelly #1)
Goodnight, Irene (Irene Kelly #1)
by: Jan Burke
3.90 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
89.
Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, #1)
Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 13,486 ratings
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The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1)
The Gauguin Connection (Genevieve Lenard, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 10,091 ratings
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Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 113,842 ratings
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The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary, #1)
The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 9,089 ratings
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Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
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China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1)
China Trade (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
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Loose Ends
Loose Ends 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five, #1)
Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 35,592 ratings
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The Sculptress
The Sculptress 3.92 avg rating — 11,649 ratings
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 3.91 avg rating — 38,451 ratings
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The Reckoning (Maeve Kerrigan, #2)
The Reckoning (Maeve Kerrigan, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 8,911 ratings
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