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My Favorite Female Detectives
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"C" is for Corpse (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)"C" is for Corpse (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries) by Sue Grafton
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Kinsey Millhone is my favorite female PI. If you haven't read the series, start with the beginning (A is for Alibi), but "C" has always been my favorite in this series.
Total RecallTotal Recall by Sara Paretsky
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I enjoy the V.I. Warshawski books, but this one is especially good.
In Big Trouble (Tess Monaghan Mysteries)In Big Trouble (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) by Laura Lippman
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The Tess Monaghan series, set it Baltimore, is great. This is the first one I had read in the series and it is still my favorite.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander Mccall Smith
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Not your typical character or mystery, the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" stories are beautifully told and fun to read. You will wish you knew the owner of the agency, Precious Ramotswe.
Lie Down with the Devil (Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries)Lie Down with the Devil (Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries) by Linda Barnes
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There are several books in this series. This is the newest about Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle.
The Dangerous Hour (Sharon McCone Mysteries)The Dangerous Hour (Sharon McCone Mysteries) by Marcia Muller
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This is a great series. I love reading about San Francisco PI Sharon McCone and her friends/family. If you like Kinsey Millhone, you'll love Sharon, too.
Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #11)Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday (Desiree Shapiro Mystery #11) by Selma Eichler
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Desiree Shapiro learned to be a PI from her late husband and now solves mysteries big and small in New York City. Nice, fun reading.
Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, No. 18)Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, No. 18) by M. C. Beaton
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In the later books of this series, including this one, Agatha Raisin has her own detective agency in England. Agatha says things that most of us only think. She is a breath of fresh air and these are fun, cozy mysteries.