Women Detectives

'I read it all day and half of the night. Couldn’t put it down!' - Amazon reader DI Frank Stewart's little cold-case unit has been a bit short of work, so when a hopeless three-year old murder comes their way he's no choice but to be grateful. The unidentified body had been shot in the chest and buried on Salisbury Plain, suggesting a military connection, but Frank isn't so sure. Meanwhile failed barrister turned private eye Maggie Bainbridge and her handsome sidekick Jimmy Stewart are called in to referee a vicious sibling battle over the rights to a lucrative reality show format. Before...

One morning in April 1924, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher finds herself in a most unenviable position. Despite her best attempts to elude the inevitable, she must face her darkest fears and with all the strength and courage she can muster, must confront the one person she has tried hardest to avoid - the dentist. But upon arriving for her appointment, she finds the waiting room deserted and adjoining examination room locked, with no hint of either Dr. Talmadge or his nurse.

Samantha Moon’s latest client owns a donut shop—but this case is anything but sweet. Sam is hired to follow a potentially cheating spouse—who happens to be a female narcotics detective who works the graveyard shift...a woman with a shocking secret. Meanwhile, when Tammy eavesdrops on the thoughts of several classmates, she discovers one is seemingly on the path to becoming a vampire. Tammy concocts a well-intended but naive plan to save the girl from becoming a vampire. In the process, she not only puts herself but also her brother Anthony in mortal jeopardy... As Sam’s case ...

In the late 1920s in England, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is recruited to help her cousin Edgar - i.e. the Lord Dalrymple. About to turn 50, Lord Dalrymple decides it is time to find out who would be the heir to the viscountcy. With the help of the family lawyer, who advertises Empire-wide, they have come up with four potential claimants. For his fiftieth birthday, Edgar invites those would-be heirs - with Daisy and the rest of the family - to Fairacres, the family estate.

If you’ve finished The Missing Manuscript Murder - A Grace Thompson Mystery Book 1 and are curious to discover what Grace and Chloe decide to name their detective agency, this short story is for you! Follow along as Chloe begins her part-time role with the Sheriff’s office, and learn how she and Grace come together to officially launch their new agency. Get a glimpse into their first few days of this exciting new chapter and the adventures that await!

In September 1925, Scotland Yard DCI Alec Fletcher inherits a large house on the outskirts of London from a recently deceased great-uncle. Fortunately so, as he and his wife, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, are the recent proud parents of twins, and their house is practically bursting at the seams. Though in need of a bit of work, this new, larger house seems a godsend - set in a small circle of houses, with Hampstead Heath nearby, the setting is idyllic. Idyllic, that is until a dead body shows up half-hidden under the bushes of the communal garden.

A Diabolical Madman Leaves a Grisly Trail of Fresh Blood and Old Bones When FBI Special Agent Bailey Flynn investigates a brutal stabbing in the coastal Florida town of Belle Harbor, she soon discovers that the vicious crime is linked to the murder of an unidentified woman with a disturbing connection to a notorious criminal cartel. After a search of the crime scene unearths the hidden remains of a local woman who vanished three decades earlier, Bailey begins to piece together the twisted motive of a madman whose deadly obsession has driven him to kill again, and again, and again… Book ...

Addrienne is surprised to learn that a Bed and Breakfast association from England is holding their annual conference on board the ship. She's excited to meet some of the vendors, especially those who supply desserts and other snacks to the B&Bs, and are offering some of their samples to cruise participants... Unfortunately, it's not all fun and games when the former head of the association is found murdered - and Addi and her friends must uncover the killer before the cruise ends!

The sisters of Gwenafwy Abbey have cherished their contemplative life - days spent in prayer, reflection, tending the convent's vegetable gardens and making their award-winning organic cheese, Heavenly Gouda. Life seems perfect, except for Sister Agatha, a die-hard mystery fan who despairs of ever finding any real life inspiration for her own novel. That is, until the abbey's sexton is found dead under an avalanche of gouda. Despite the reservations of the local constable, Sister Agatha is convinced it's murder and the game is afoot.

★★★★★"Never Tell is a compelling, engrossing mystery brilliantly written by Kate Anslinger, a writer in the same league as mystery writer Lisa Scottoline." —Peter Tanous, author of The Secret of Fatima Detective Grace McKenna has a gift. When she looks into the eyes of criminals, she is inundated with glimpses of their crimes. In book three of the McKenna Mystery Series, Grace finds herself face to face with a school principal holding on to a haunting past. When Grace makes eye contact with Principal Jack Whittaker on a routine visit to an elementary school, she is confronted ...

When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz—a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz’s disappearance, and distracts herself through work: she’s a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the country’s leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman.

When Detective Morgan Brookes is urgently called to her Aunt Ettie’s cottage, hidden in Covel Woods, she rushes to the scene. Panicked Ettie is shaken having discovered the chilling remains of a woman in the river, one skeletal hand reaching out from the deep water. The unknown woman was dressed to walk the rugged trails of the Lake District, so Morgan’s team assume she fell in the water and was taken by the current. But thin diagonal bruises on her neck suggest something far more sinister.

London, July 1889. Eight months have passed since the horrific murder of Mary Jane Kelly. The residents of Whitechapel have begun breathing easy again - daring to leave windows open and walk about at twilight. But when old Alice McKenzie is found dead, throat slashed from ear to ear, the whispers begin once more: Jack the Ripper is back. Constance Piper, a flower seller with a psychic gift, was a friend to both women. With the supernatural help of her late mentor and her more grounded ally, police detective Thaddeus Hawkins, she uncovers links between the murders and a Fenian gang.

How far would you go to protect your own blood? The body of a young woman is discovered within the beauty of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Stripped naked; and posed like the subject from a depraved art exhibition. An innocent life taken in a kill that shakes the communities of South Wales to their very core. Twelve months later, and the remains of another woman are found. But this time the artist responsible has stepped up their game, the latest victim bled like cattle and presented to the world with her face obscured by a decorative mask, but for what purpose? Detective Inspector ...

Early one July morning, Astrid, a young wife and mother, brushed strands of her long blond hair from her slightly tanned face as she ran toward an isolated section of an urban park. She was training for a half marathon with steep hills and wanted to practice on terrain resembling the race course. She hadn’t planned to run solo, but when Theresa, who was supposed to meet her, didn’t arrive by their agreed-upon time, Astrid took off alone. Forty minutes later, someone came up behind her, pounded her in the back of her head, and strangled her. Two days later, two bird watchers discovered ...

Private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends are celebrating New Year's Eve at the party of the year, a smashing Winter White Garden party at the newly renovated King Cotton Boutique Hotel. It's a dazzling success, until Frangelica "Sister" McFee walks through the door. Sarah Booth knew Sister in college, before Sister became a best-selling author and moved to New York, and fame and fortune don't seem to have tempered her arrogance and cruelty.

Discovering a body in my floral storage area was the last thing I expected. Sending flowers to funerals is one thing. But, encountering the deceased in person is quite another. My name is Grace Thompson and I own “Petals & Paws” in the small town of Bloomsville. Fate seems to have a peculiar sense of humor. Fortunately, my friend Chloe Sutton arrives, craving a vacation. Instead, she finds my chaos.Rosie won't stop barking. Wait, did she find a clue? Good girl! My curiosity pulls me deeper into danger, maybe I can blossom into an amateur detective. Chloe’s forensic skills uncover ...

Innkeeper Alison Kerby is determined to keep her mind, body, and soul focused on bringing high-spirited hospitality to her lodgers at the Haunted Guesthouse. She simply has no time for any more murder investigations, no matter what Paul Harrison, her resident ghost detective, says. But this time, the mystery comes looking for Alison. Workers unearth a 1977 Lincoln Continental buried in the sand behind Alison's guesthouse - and they discover a skeleton still belted in behind the steering wheel.

Adrienne is looking forward to a nice, relaxing cruise—especially when she hears that this time, the theme is beauty and pampering. Unfortunately, “beauty and pampering” means something different for the cruise passengers! When one of the passengers is killed by a lethal beauty injection, it's up to Addy and the gang to uncover the truth of whose flawless face doesn’t match the ugliness within. This time around, the investigation is aided by the Swan of the Seas’ new captain, Jonathan Ellman, who seems vaguely familiar to Adrienne and the others… Praise for A.R. Winters: "The ...

Welcome to The Berry Home: where the food is to-die-for! When Kylie’s tenant next door offers meals to-go, sales at The Berry Home grind to a near-standstill. Unfortunately, the terms of the lease mean that Kylie can’t do anything about the competition… until the tenant is found dead – and once again, fingers begin to point at Kylie. With the help of her friends, Kylie attempts to unravel the threads of mystery surrounding the murder, all while keeping The Berry Home afloat, and befriending a mysterious local who’s come back to town. Meanwhile, Zoey creates a “murder-solving” ...