Top books featuring Black female Cops, Private Eyes or Sleuths

1.
When Death Comes Stealing (Tamara Hayle, #1)
When Death Comes Stealing (Tamara Hayle, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,072 ratings
2.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,130 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 — 273,169 ratings
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Blind Corners
Blind Corners 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
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5 shots
5 shots 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island Red 3.46 avg rating — 785 ratings
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
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Six Easy Pieces (Easy Rawlins #8)
Six Easy Pieces (Easy Rawlins #8) 4.13 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
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One Must Wait (Carole Ann Gibson, #1)
One Must Wait (Carole Ann Gibson, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice, #1)
Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 197 ratings
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Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1)
Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,058 ratings
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Land of Shadows (Detective Elouise Norton, #1)
Land of Shadows (Detective Elouise Norton, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 2,713 ratings
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Skies of Ash
Skies of Ash 3.94 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
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An Angel in Flames (Mount Kenya #1)
An Angel in Flames (Mount Kenya #1)
by: N.K. Read
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1)
Dead Time (Marti MacAlister, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 188 ratings
16.
The Cutting Season
The Cutting Season 3.64 avg rating — 16,907 ratings
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Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery
Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery 3.14 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2)
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2) 3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings
19.
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1)
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,221 ratings
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Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1)
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
21.
Do or Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery
Do or Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery 4.01 avg rating — 98 ratings
22.
Haiti Noir (Akashic Noir)
Haiti Noir (Akashic Noir) 3.79 avg rating — 542 ratings
23.
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers 3.86 avg rating — 160 ratings
24.
Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes: An Anthology of Black Mystery, Crime and Suspense Fiction of the 20th Century
Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes: An Anthology of Black Mystery, Crime and Suspense Fiction of the 20th Century 3.86 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Shades Of Black: Crime And Mystery Stories By African-American Authors
Shades Of Black: Crime And Mystery Stories By African-American Authors 3.92 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Sex, Murder and a Double Latte (Sophie Katz Murder Mystery, #1)
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte (Sophie Katz Murder Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 8,371 ratings
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A Darker Shade of Crimson (Ivy League, #1)
A Darker Shade of Crimson (Ivy League, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 157 ratings
28.
Abbott
Abbott 4.03 avg rating — 2,671 ratings
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Going Nowhere Fast (Joe & Dottie Loudermilk, #1)
Going Nowhere Fast (Joe & Dottie Loudermilk, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 294 ratings
29.
Every Last Breath (Final Hour #1)
Every Last Breath (Final Hour #1) 3.88 avg rating — 919 ratings
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Judged by their Deeds
Judged by their Deeds 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
32.
A Reference to Murder (A Book Barn Mystery, #2)
A Reference to Murder (A Book Barn Mystery, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 227 ratings
33.
Death of an Idiot Boss: An Amateur Sleuth with Attitude (The Kadence MacBride Mystery Series Book 1)
Death of an Idiot Boss: An Amateur Sleuth with Attitude (The Kadence MacBride Mystery Series Book 1) 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
33.
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3)
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
33.
Hagar's Daughter (Black Classics Series)
Hagar's Daughter (Black Classics Series) 3.70 avg rating — 121 ratings
36.
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White #2)
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
36.
Goldie Vance Vol. 1
Goldie Vance Vol. 1 3.91 avg rating — 5,999 ratings
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Bewaji's Ankara Adventures (The Aso-Ebi Chronicles, #1)
Bewaji's Ankara Adventures (The Aso-Ebi Chronicles, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
39.
Mama Solves A Murder
Mama Solves A Murder 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings
40.
Penny Black (Penny Wanawake #1)
Penny Black (Penny Wanawake #1) 3.27 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Blood Will Tell
Blood Will Tell 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
41.
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 — 3,436 ratings
43.
The Comic Book Killer (Lindsey & Plum, #1)
The Comic Book Killer (Lindsey & Plum, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 53 ratings
44.
Shooter's Point (Martha Chainey, #2)
Shooter's Point (Martha Chainey, #2) 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
45.
Moonlight Downs (Emily Tempest, #1)
Moonlight Downs (Emily Tempest, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 774 ratings
46.
Killer Chameleon
Killer Chameleon 4.14 avg rating — 50 ratings
46.
Gargoyles: Clan Building, Volume 1
Gargoyles: Clan Building, Volume 1 4.25 avg rating — 230 ratings
48.
Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets
Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets 3.32 avg rating — 252 ratings
49.
Hitman, Vol. 1: A Rage in Arkham
Hitman, Vol. 1: A Rage in Arkham 3.77 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
50.
Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution
Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution 3.74 avg rating — 420 ratings
51.
Keeping Secrets (Mimi & Gianna, #1)
Keeping Secrets (Mimi & Gianna, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 114 ratings
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Clio Browne: Private Investigator
Clio Browne: Private Investigator 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
53.
Never Kill a Friend
Never Kill a Friend 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
54.
Every Reasonable Doubt (Vernetta Henderson, #1)
Every Reasonable Doubt (Vernetta Henderson, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,761 ratings
55.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt, Vol. 1
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt, Vol. 1 3.71 avg rating — 225 ratings
56.
Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook #1 (Mycroft Holmes #1)
Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook #1 (Mycroft Holmes #1) 3.67 avg rating — 70 ratings
57.
The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln 3.70 avg rating — 2,696 ratings
58.
Mystery Girl
Mystery Girl 3.76 avg rating — 174 ratings
59.
Scarlett Undercover
Scarlett Undercover 3.48 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
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Gotham Academy, Volume 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy
Gotham Academy, Volume 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy 3.94 avg rating — 8,882 ratings
61.
The Secret of the Stairs
The Secret of the Stairs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating