Favorite Female Sleuths

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,483 ratings
2.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,945 ratings
3.
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 — 82,517 ratings
4.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,613 ratings
5.
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1)
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,695 ratings
6.
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 — 176,375 ratings
7.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,560 ratings
8.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,880 ratings
9.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,559 ratings
10.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 52,614 ratings
11.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,565 ratings
12.
The Likeness
The Likeness 4.06 avg rating — 175,257 ratings
13.
The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1)
The Woman From Death Row (Jade Stryker, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 105 ratings
14.
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 — 273,171 ratings
15.
Q is for Quarry (Kinsey Millhone, #17)
Q is for Quarry (Kinsey Millhone, #17) 3.97 avg rating — 30,565 ratings
16.
The Bubble Gum Thief
The Bubble Gum Thief 3.94 avg rating — 1,814 ratings
17.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,057 ratings
18.
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10)
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10) 4.47 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
19.
U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)
U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) 4.01 avg rating — 33,637 ratings
20.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,128 ratings
21.
Indelible (Grant County, #4)
Indelible (Grant County, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 57,082 ratings
22.
Dance for the Dead (Jane Whitefield, #2)
Dance for the Dead (Jane Whitefield, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 4,868 ratings
23.
Fractured (Will Trent, #2)
Fractured (Will Trent, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 93,827 ratings
24.
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,495 ratings
25.
Blood Memory
Blood Memory
by: Greg Iles
4.16 avg rating — 17,983 ratings
26.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,267 ratings
27.
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12)
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #12) 3.99 avg rating — 50,606 ratings
28.
Kisscut (Grant County, #2)
Kisscut (Grant County, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 65,345 ratings
29.
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) 3.87 avg rating — 43,235 ratings
30.
Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2)
Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 50,072 ratings
31.
Earthly Delights (Corinna Chapman, #1)
Earthly Delights (Corinna Chapman, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,587 ratings
31.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,286 ratings
33.
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 27,351 ratings
34.
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1)
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 30,891 ratings
34.
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3)
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 12,335 ratings
36.
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
37.
Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan, #3)
Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 6,072 ratings
38.
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1)
Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 14,908 ratings
39.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,755 ratings
39.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,535 ratings
39.
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 10,035 ratings
42.
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
43.
Judas Child
Judas Child 4.08 avg rating — 3,308 ratings
44.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1)
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 14,812 ratings
45.
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination 3.14 avg rating — 13,395 ratings
46.
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1)
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1) 3.71 avg rating — 11,794 ratings
47.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,231 ratings
48.
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 172,609 ratings
49.
The Nation's Daughter
The Nation's Daughter 3.27 avg rating — 33 ratings
50.
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 113,829 ratings
51.
Broken (Will Trent, #4)
Broken (Will Trent, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 78,351 ratings
52.
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 41,396 ratings
53.
True Evil
True Evil
by: Greg Iles
4.11 avg rating — 21,040 ratings
53.
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 86,146 ratings
55.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories 4.20 avg rating — 14,453 ratings
56.
The Green Mill Murder (Phryne Fisher, #5)
The Green Mill Murder (Phryne Fisher, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 8,942 ratings
57.
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9)
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9) 4.04 avg rating — 24,713 ratings
58.
Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)
Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6) 4.13 avg rating — 30,697 ratings
59.
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,451 ratings
60.
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 54,795 ratings
61.
An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs, #5)
An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 30,145 ratings
62.
Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)
Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13) 3.93 avg rating — 27,236 ratings
63.
The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope, #5)
The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 14,330 ratings
64.
Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #2)
Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
64.
Blind Corners
Blind Corners 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
66.
Cruel Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #1)
Cruel Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,059 ratings
66.
The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)
The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 276 ratings
68.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,542 ratings
69.
Final Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #3)
Final Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 1,402 ratings
70.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 30,154 ratings
71.
Sacred Secrets
Sacred Secrets 3.77 avg rating — 116 ratings
71.
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1)
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,348 ratings
71.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,495 ratings
74.
Goodnight, Irene (Irene Kelly #1)
Goodnight, Irene (Irene Kelly #1)
by: Jan Burke
3.90 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
74.
Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder, #8)
Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder, #8) 4.23 avg rating — 17,254 ratings
74.
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 56,429 ratings
77.
The Gifts
The Gifts 3.91 avg rating — 151 ratings
77.
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
79.
Bet you can't... Find Me
Bet you can't... Find Me 3.85 avg rating — 774 ratings
80.
Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)
Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)
by: J.D. Robb
4.34 avg rating — 44,641 ratings
80.
The Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus (Lily Bard, #1-5)
The Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus (Lily Bard, #1-5) 4.19 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
80.
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 18,575 ratings
83.
The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters
The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters 3.13 avg rating — 365 ratings
83.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,754 ratings
85.
Undone (Will Trent, #3)
Undone (Will Trent, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 79,596 ratings
85.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,230 ratings
87.
Wendy and the Lost Boys (Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider #1)
Wendy and the Lost Boys (Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider #1) 3.20 avg rating — 303 ratings
87.
The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)
The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 42,070 ratings
89.
My Lady Judge (Burren Mysteries, #1)
My Lady Judge (Burren Mysteries, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,132 ratings
90.
London Broil (Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider #2)
London Broil (Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider #2) 3.36 avg rating — 201 ratings
90.
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 55,639 ratings
92.
Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1)
Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 9,096 ratings
93.
Faithless (Grant County, #5)
Faithless (Grant County, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 50,156 ratings
93.
The Whole Enchilada (A Goldy Schulz Culinary Mystery, #17)
The Whole Enchilada (A Goldy Schulz Culinary Mystery, #17) 3.76 avg rating — 9,870 ratings
95.
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7)
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7) 4.25 avg rating — 31,260 ratings
95.
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (Eugenia Potter, #2)
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (Eugenia Potter, #2) 3.62 avg rating — 270 ratings
97.
Shadow Woman (Jane Whitefield, #3)
Shadow Woman (Jane Whitefield, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 3,796 ratings
97.
Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5)
Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 38,086 ratings
99.
A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, #3)
A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 59,993 ratings
99.
A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1)
A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1)
by: Alex Kava
4.03 avg rating — 20,001 ratings
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