Best Female Detective Novels - April 2024

Daughter of the Don: A Detective Capella Crime Novel (Detective Capella Mystery Thriller Series Book 2)

A fast paced Mafia tale of kidnapping, murder, love and betrayal.While investigating the Nancy Miller case, Boston Detective Tony Capella had fallen for the petite blonde now sleeping beside him. He wasn’t sure if he believed in love at first sight, even so, their transcontinental flight was speeding them towards their wedding. What Tony didn’t know was that the troubles they thought they’d left behind, in America, were not. Join Tony, Deirdre and Courtney in a tale of kidnapping, murder, love and betrayal. A journey that leads them from Venice to southern Italy, where lying in wait is t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00TSPRG50
• ASIN: B00TSPRG50

Big Little Lies

• ASIN: B00HDMMISA
• ASIN: B00HDMMISA
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Honeymoon Cottage (A Pajaro Bay Mystery Book 1)

• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• Manufacturer: Pajaro Bay Publishing

The Late Show (Renee Ballard Series Book 1)

In this first installment of the Renée Ballard series, #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces a "complicated and driven" young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest beat (The New York Times).Renee Ballard works the midnight shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing few, as each morning she turns everything over to the daytime units. It's a frustrating job for a once up-and-coming detective, but it's no accident. She's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor.But one night Ballard ca... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MYDJB6R
• ASIN: B01MYDJB6R
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Greed: An Amber Monroe Crime Thriller Book 1

Washburn County Deputy Amber Monroe is following in the footsteps of her sister, Jade. She devours everything she can during her detective training in hopes of being promoted soon.Living in small-town USA has its advantages, like a sense of security, and disadvantages, like being close to Milwaukee and its crime. Washburn County has become the dumping ground of murder victims, courtesy of its neighboring county to the south.When two men are discovered on the outskirts of North Bend, each with a bullet to the head, Amber’s team, led by Lieutenant Jack Steele, hits the highway in search of a k... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07B8PKD64
• ASIN: B07B8PKD64

Her Final Confession: An absolutely addictive crime fiction novel (Detective Josie Quinn Book 4)

Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who…When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. The house belongs to Gretchen Palmer, a dedicated member of Josie’s team, missing for the last twenty-four hours.Working around the clock, Josie is stopped in her tracks when Gretchen hands herself in to the police. She knows that there’s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07H2ML6LB
• ASIN: B07H2ML6LB
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

PENITENT: a Scottish murder mystery with a devilish twist (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 9)

When the known stalker of a young woman is arrested for her murder, it should be an open-and-shut case for DI Charlie West.A woman is found bludgeoned to death in a swimming pool. A pensioner who disappeared many moons ago turns up out of the blue. A cockeyed boxer has more success outside the ring than in it.What connects these events may or may not be the clue DI Charlie West is looking for to solve the latest murder on her patch. With her mentor James Munro recovering from heart bypass surgery, she will have to rely on her own wits and those of her trusted team to progress the investigation... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
• ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
• Manufacturer: THE BOOK FOLKS best-selling crime fiction publishers

Murder at Merisham Lodge: Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate: Book 1

A mansion, a title and marriage to a wealthy Lord – Lady Eveline Cartwright has it all. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to prevent her being bludgeoned to death one night in the study of Merisham Lodge, the family’s country estate in Derbyshire. Suspicion quickly falls on her ne’er-do-well son, Peter, but not everyone in the household is convinced of his guilt. Head kitchen maid Joan Hart and lady’s maid, Verity Hunter, know that when it comes to a crime, all is not always as it seems. With suspicions and motives thick on the ground, Joan and Verity must use all the wit and courage th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01A03HKFE
• ASIN: B01A03HKFE
• Manufacturer: Isaro Publishing Ltd

The Bitterroots: A Novel

A riveting new novel from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box.The ties that bind can burn you.Former sheriff’s investigator Cassie Dewell is trying to start her life over as in private practice. She’s her own boss and answers to no one, and that’s just the way she likes it after the past few tumultuous years. All that certainty changes when an old friend calls in a favor: she wants Cassie to help exonerate a man accused of assaulting a young woman from an influential family. Against her own better judgment, Cassie agrees. But out by the Bitterroot Mountain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250051053
• ASIN: 1250051053
• ISBN: 1250051053
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

Dark Sacred Night (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel Book 1)

• ASIN: B0796R3RR4
• ASIN: B0796R3RR4
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Retribution: A Paranormal Thriller (Psychic Detective Kate Pierce Crime Thriller Series Book 1)

The violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer.With the media demanding an arrest and at their wits’ end, the Chicago Police Department makes an urgent call to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office in hopes of bringing in Kate Pierce, a psychic detective, on the case. A reluctant Kate agrees only when word comes that Jesse McCord, a new friend and top-notch Chicago homicide detective, has gone missing.Partnered... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07JYDD9WH
• ASIN: B07JYDD9WH

Cave of Bones: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel Book 22)

A New York Times BestsellerAnne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert Southwest in this intriguing entry in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series.When Tribal Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito arrives to speak at an outdoor character-building program for at-risk teens, she discovers chaos. Annie, a young participant on a solo experience due back hours before, has just returned and is traumatized. Gently questioning the girl, Bernie learns that Annie stumbled upon a human skeleton on her trek. While everyone is relieved that A... [Read More]

• ASIN: B071KYZBT5
• ASIN: B071KYZBT5
• Brand: Harper
• Manufacturer: Harper

Golden in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death, Book 50)

In the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder with a mysterious motive—and a terrifying weapon.Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves. When he pried it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body—and killed him. After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat team—and undergoes testing to reassure both her and her husband that she hasn’t been exposed—it’s time to look into Dr. Abner’s past and relatio... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07QPJQ45S
• ASIN: B07QPJQ45S
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Just Needs Killin' (Hetta Coffey Series, Book 6)

Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht and she's not afraid to use it!After several months of cruising Mexico's hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez, Hetta's in Puerto Escondido, a place once described by author John Steinbeck as "a magic harbor." Anchored out, swaying on the hook at the whim of breeze and tide, surrounded by magnificent views and turquoise water can be magical. Stuck at anchor alone? Not so much.>>>A Luxury Party Gone WrongSo when her best friend, Jan, gets them an invite to a party at a nearby luxury resort hosted by a Japanese businessman—all expenses paid—Hett... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00LH8I7PE
• ASIN: B00LH8I7PE

The Fallen (Memory Man series Book 4)

Star FBI detective Amos Decker and his colleague Alex Jamison must solve four increasingly bizarre murders in a dying rust belt town--and the closer they come to the truth, the deadlier it gets in this rapid-fire #1 New York Times bestseller.Something sinister is going on in Baronville. The rust belt town has seen four bizarre murders in the space of two weeks. Cryptic clues left at the scenes--obscure bible verses, odd symbols--have the police stumped.Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville visiting Alex's sister and her family. It's a bleak place: a former mill and m... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074M62RVY
• ASIN: B074M62RVY
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Female Persuasion : A Novel

Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at sixty-three, has been a central pillar of the women's movement

• UPC: 343932408
• Rating: 3.438

The Neighbor : A Detective D. D. Warren Novel

When a young wife and mother disappears from her suburban home, it's not long before the cops have their first suspect: the missing woman's husband, whose behavior is distinctly

• UPC: 13009129
• Rating: 4.07

Live to Tell: A Detective D. D. Warren Novel

On a warm summer night in one of Boston's working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: four members of a family have been brutally murdered. Veteran police detective D.D. Warren is certain of only

• UPC: 933357041
• Rating: 4.281

Fear Nothing : A Detective D.D. Warren Novel

Detective D

• UPC: 38412179
• Rating: 4.348

Hide : A Detective D. D. Warren Novel

Massachusetts State Police detective Bobby Dodge, from Gardner's "New York Times" bestseller "Alone," returns. While on the trail of a twisted serial killer, Dodge must track down a woman from his past who may be

• UPC: 8300275
• Rating: 4.044

The Female Detective

The Female Detective is the first novel in British fiction to feature a professional female detective. Written by Andrew Forrester, it was originally published in 1864. The protagonist is Miss Gladden, or 'G' as she

• UPC: 51797362
• Rating: 4.0

Melissa Craig Mystery: Murder on the Clifftops: An Utterly Addictive Cozy Mystery Novel (Paperback)

French cheese, fine wine and... a mystifying murder? A delightful afternoon stroll turns to disaster when the guests of an artists' retreat in the French mountains spot the body of a man at the bottom

• UPC: 533493906
• Rating: 3.0

The Big Book of Female Detectives

Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most

• UPC: 652640596

The Department of Sensitive Crimes : A Detective Varg Novel

In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malmö, the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division.

• UPC: 757130824
• Rating: 3.0

Fool's Bluff : A Samantha Shepherd Mystery Novel

Fool's Bluff: A Samantha Shepherd Mystery

• UPC: 216838527