Women Sleuths category: 16954 books

Margery’s life turns upside down. For summer, too many plants fill the nursery. Watering takes too much time. A strange man lurks around the property, asking for the owner. Something feels off about him. Then things grow even more sinister. This atmospheric mystery set in the plant world makes a wonderful and gratifying short read.

When young women start dying, Boston cop Samantha Ryan is the perfect person to investigate, for only she knows what the archais symbol carved into their flesh means. The last in a long line of ruthless witches, she grew up in a coven seduced by power and greed. And now she's sure that bad witches...

Jealousy. Murder. Pampered pets. Zee Town is hosting it's very first dog show, and Cassie March is in charge - reluctantly. Surrounded by demanding pet owners, grumpy dogs, and two hot guys, she's stressed. When a dog owner is found dead by Cassie she decides to investigate, despite...

From National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti comes an emotionally riveting story of a woman falling for a man who may be hiding a dangerous secret—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah. “Guilty people keep secrets.” Isabelle Austen returns to her hometown on a...

From the author of In Farleigh Field... Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping influenza epidemic and a fight for women's suffrage that lands her in jail. Her betrothed, Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, finds her, but he hardly has time...

From the author of In Farleigh Field... Molly Murphy is starting to think the cards are stacked against her. She's determined to be a private detective, but hampering her investigations is the fact that she's finding many places in turn-of-the-century New York City where women are not welcome,...

Lending a hand to a charity fashion show sounded like such fun. Now if only Belinda's idea of a good time included a smothered designer and trouble with Bennett. While Belinda balances opening a business and a house reno, haute couture Portside-style lands her in one hot mess of runway intrigue...

Belinda's recent blunders have come back to bite her - and Bennett - in the monster cupcake. But they're not the only ones with problems. A car crash uncovers the body of an unlikely murder victim. But the more they learn about her, the more the answer to her death seems to lie in issues that...

Jane O’Connor, New York Times bestselling author, editor, and creator of the Fancy Nancy books for children presents Almost True Confessions, a mystery for grown-ups starring Miranda "Rannie" Bookman whom we met in Dangerous Admissions. What could be more fun for a freelance copyeditor...

From R. Barri Flowers, award winning crime writer and international bestselling author of Dark Streets of Whitechapel and Killer in The Woods, comes a gripping new psychological thriller, Before He Kills Again: A Veronica Vasquez Thriller. FBI psychologist and criminal profiler Veronica Vasquez...

Leila Kahana Maui Mysteries Bundle by bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers contains three complete novels in the Leila Kahana Mystery series, including Murder in Maui, Murder on Kaanapali Beach, and Murder of the Hula Dancers. Murder in Maui In this first novel of the series, set...

Murder on Kaanapali Beach is the highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling book, Murder in Maui by award-winning crime writer R. Barri Flowers. Maui County homicide detective and composite sketch artist Leila Kahana and her new partner, Detective Jonny Chung, take on the case of a beautiful...

After settling in to married life in Ellbeck. Edith is happy when Henry goes on retreat to Staffordshire, knowing that spiritual renewal is an essential part of a busy vicar’s life. However, after meeting fellow priests, Henry soon realizes most have their own secrets and deep troubles to reflect...

Life has always been sweet on Georgia’s Peach Cove Island, but a case of murder has Marygene Brown down in the pits . . . For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade desserts at their beloved Peach Diner. Since...