Women Detectives

Ritual death. Young life. Can the one woman from the outside curb the bloodletting liturgy? Dakota Jones lives and breathes the strange. Unorthodox and willing to follow clues no matter where they lead, the forthright detective is relentless in her pursuit of the truth. So when a member of a remote society off Tasmania’s coast washes ashore dead under suspicious circumstances, the determined detective goes undercover to bring the victim justice. Delving deep into the isolated culture only to find it more of an unwelcoming cult, Dakota discovers the body belonged to an intended sacrifice ...

Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. One of her greatest accomplishments was solving the cold case of a missing 18-year-old girl, Ruth Cruger. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls, but it came with a price: she learned all too well what happens when one woman upstages the entire NYPD.

You can’t keep the past buried forever… When private investigator Nikki Garcia comes to New Mexico, raging wildfires in the nearby mountains force her and her family to evacuate. In the ensuing chaos, people close to her, including her husband, mysteriously disappear. Join Nikki as she races across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Colorado prairie in a desperate attempt to save her loved ones. Her search unearths decades-old secrets and an international spy network that will stop at nothing to steal secrets from the heart of Cheyenne Mountain. As she navigates treacherous terrain ...

The Case of The Dead Dowager A fancy ladies luncheon at a posh Richmond restaurant goes south when one of the ladies collapses on the table. Can Mic and K9 Angel solve the case? When Countess Dottie Borghase's friend, Camilla Rothrock, collapses at a lunch gathering of old friends, the Countess's only concern is to dial 911 for help. But Camilla's subsequent death has authorities buzzing about international safety, national security, and terrorism, because her son is decorated U.S. Army four-star General, Stuart Rothrock. As other restaurant patrons in Richmond meet similar fates, Michaela,...

Gina Lindsey, a transplant from New York City and now a DEA agent residing in Spokane, Washington, discovers a clue from a drug bust that leads her to Ekalaka, Montana where her aunt and uncle ranch. She seeks to bring to light the mysterious disappearance of her uncle and also uncover the location and activities of a large drug cartel in the area. Faced with death at every turn, puzzled by the tactiturn response she receives from her relatives, and totally out of her comfort zone, Gina comes to the end of herself and almost her life in this fast-paced book as she seeks the key to her ...

A Second Chance. A Deadly Secret. Grace, a brilliant young scientist with terminal cancer, is offered a revolutionary new treatment: a full body transplant. Reborn into the healthy body of a suicide victim, she is sworn to secrecy about her illicit surgery. But her miraculous recovery sparks suspicion. Grace becomes the target of an unseen enemy who is relentlessly hunting her, determined to unearth the truth and extinguish her borrowed life. Thrust into a sinister cat-and-mouse game, she fights for her life, love, and the very essence of who she is. The Body Transplant is a gripping ...

The year is 1941. Four Michigan University sorority sisters team up to find a missing friend. Vesta wants nothing more than to be a Vogue model. Dawn, an undergraduate student, has her sights set on becoming a physician. Dots is a baseball player studying to be a mathematician. Margie, a novelist, is working on her master's degree in English Literature. All their skills come into play as they battle time to find their friend before she becomes the killer's next victim. They've just finished final exams and have planned a fun-filled weekend at a spa. Bags are packed, the car is loaded, but ...

Retirement is bliss—or is it? Newly retired music teacher Susan Wiles puts her natural nosiness to work and discovers a talent for solving murders. In Murder is Collegiate, Susan and hubby Mike visit their old friends, Emily and Henry Fox. They no sooner hit the Vermont border when they are greeted with a dead body, stolen jewelry, and a barn full of secrets. In Murder is Chartered, Susan Wiles is driving home on a winding mountain road, late at night when she runs over the assistant principal at a school where she volunteers. About to admit guilt, Susan wonders if this was accident or a ...

Rachael Schlank is a straight-talking detective who’s always felt like a fish out of water, bouncing between departments over the years. Now she’s finally found a home in Victoria Police's Cold Case Unit. When a vigilante starts targeting hunters, leaving clues about a long-ago cold case, Rachael is asked to join a task force investigating the crimes...along with a former colleague whose dangerous temper has already made an impact on her life.

I'm Tracy Belden and my crazy client just killed her husband. She told me so when she called me at oh-dark-thirty. Now his body is in the morgue, my client is the number one suspect, and I’m the main witness. With the police ready to make an arrest, she changes her story and hires me to find the real killer. Can I solve the case before my client is arrested for murder? But if she’s the killer, how can I finish my crossword puzzle with a clear conscience? If you like fast-paced, humorous cozies, dive into the Crossword Puzzle Cozy Mysteries! Available in e-book, paperback, and on Kindle ...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper A food-truck-festival gone awry, potentially murderous snails, and a health inspector with a grudge against food trucks… When eccentric artist Kylie Mince and her husband Pierre find themselves accused of murder, they call on Tiffany Black and Rosie to help them out of this predicament. But with so many unusual suspects, could this case be too much for the investigators? Worse still, could they have underestimated how dangerous this killer is? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie...

When Holly White's fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime - exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grouch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society, Margaret Fenwick, is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly's family tree farm.

Radhi returns home to Mumbai to lick her wounds after a failed relationship and a bout of writer's block, but she soon gets caught up in a tangled mystery. Radhi's pregnant best friend Sanjana's father is found dead in his study. Everyone says it's suicide. And yet, just hours before, he was telling Sanjana that he couldn't wait to hold his grandchild in his arms. Something feels off to Radhi. Her suspicions are further raised by the surly cook and timid young maid's odd behavior. And who did the second cup of tea on his desk belong to? Radhi is determined to uncover the truth.

There was nothing to suggest Arthur Tidmarsh had been murdered when he was found dead under a railway bridge shortly after leaving his local pub, at least that's what the Police Surgeon said. Just one snag. A week earlier he had told Police Constable Morrison about a murder which had gone undetected for over a year. Morrison isn't prepared to let the matter rest. Unfortunately for the killer neither is Inspector McGowan.

Dive into a gripping murder mystery series that seamlessly combines the charm of a cozy small-town setting with the relentless determination of crime fighters in the tight-knit community of Kickapoo. In this town where secrets are as rare as privacy, crime-solving is in Katrina Jacobs' DNA. For Katrina Jacobs, a good night's sleep after a long day is all she craves, but that wish remains elusive tonight. A cold-blooded killer roams the streets of Kickapoo, and it falls upon her and her trusty sidekick, Regina, to bring this malefactor to justice. What haunts Detective Katrina Jacobs most ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a gripping medical thriller: After recovering from coma, Ash discovers that the man who performed her brain surgery has a questionable medical experience and a dark past, starting with his medical mission in India ten years ago and ending just recently, with his wife’s suicide. Should Ash expose him, at the risk of becoming vulnerable to his revenge? In an attempt to learn more, Ash goes on a date with him. The waitress drops a pink cellphone into her hand. Then, she is killed. On the cellphone are his wife’s last words. “Perhaps...

Pelican Cove’s Favorite Resident Gunned Down! When someone close to Jenny King is found murdered on a boardwalk bench, the Magnolias are plunged into grief. Secrets from the victim's past complicate the situation. Faced with a baffling lack of suspects, Jenny has no time to mourn as she struggles to hunt for the killer. Meanwhile, Pelican Cove residents are battling a wave of mosquito infestation. Quashing the menace becomes difficult with the town ready to rebel and dwindling city funds. Muffins and Mobsters brings tragic new developments as the Magnolias must persist in the face of ...

A boxed set of books 9-12 of the full-length Morelville Mysteries series novels featuring Sheriff Mel Crane and Agent Dana Rossi. You get: Book 9: The Turkey Tussle - The old-fashioned country village of Morelville Holds a secret. Faye Crane has the perfect life as a homemaker, farmer’s wife and grandmother…or she did until her daughter-in-law Dana went and stirred up a mysterious murder, never resolved and long buried in the Lafferty family lore – before Faye ever became a Crane. Now she’s been reminded of some startling questions about her families past that she’s not sure she ...

After five years away from her hometown of Fawn Lake, Detective Freya Sinclair isn’t expecting a warm welcome from the people she’s sworn to protect. She became a detective to bring serial killers like her parents to justice, but the tight-knit North Carolinian community can’t see past her twisted roots. Minutes after stepping foot back home, the body of a dark-haired young girl is pulled from the river and Freya races to the scene.

Set in the biggest small town in the country, Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis for their son’s Match Day ceremony. At the reception, the dean of the medical school drops dead under mysterious circumstances. Susan smells foul play. Teaming up with the detective’s mother, it's double trouble as she and her new bestie uncover secrets worthy of murder in Murder is Medical. In Murder is Universal, Susan and Valerie are on a flight when they discover the passenger in the middle seat dead on arrival. The dynamic duo is convinced it was murder. The dead passenger, owner of a successful ...