Women Sleuths

Juniper Bean has big plans for her writing career. Swoony kisses, sigh-inducing happily ever afters—she’s going to write them all. There’s just one problem: she can’t seem to stop killing off her main characters....

The complete BBC Radio adaptations of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency featuring Botswana's only female private detective agency, run by the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe....

On a winding mountain road into the small town of Denton, Pennsylvania, Detective Josie Quinn finds the body of a local teenage girl, Dina Hale. The discovery of a second girl’s empty purse in the dirt nearby gives her a flicker of hope that one person, at least, made a lucky escape....

June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. Specially broadcast to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth....

What family secrets are behind two disappearances? Seattle detective Tracy Crosswhite is determined to uncover the truth in the latest installment of New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s heart-stopping series....

England's prestigious Plumtree Press is about to release a shocking book that exposes coded messages in a famous novel - codes alleged to be printer's errors....

When a murder disrupts the Irish vacation she is taking with her husband, Roarke, Eve realizes that no place is safe....

After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village - but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy....

It's almost summer in Southbourne, and the ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are ready for another season of sun, sea, and... murder....

Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, and betrayal—and the courage to face the past.

The Reid and Toles families are settling into their roles at the White House. President Candace Reid is grateful to have the counsel and support of close friends Alex and Cassidy Toles. Alex assumes a position as Deputy National Security Adviser....

A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball....

When the trunk slammed closed, sealing her fate, a deep cold slithered into the center of Kennedy's bones. All she could do was pray that her attacker would leave enough of her for her family to identify....

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As the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to an Iron Curtain country, Mary Ashley becomes the target of a mysterious murder plot....

Aikaisin syysaamuna Skatåsin liikuntakeskuksen pysäköintipaikalta löytyy pakastin, jonka sisällä on paloiteltuja ruumiinosia. Uhri...

As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life....

In an uptown strip joint, a cop is found bludgeoned to death....

Follow the adventures of lottery-winning couple Willy and Alvirah Meehan through these best selling...

Dante had been courting his victim in cyberspace for weeks before meeting her in person....

Elizabeth Roffe, only child of one of the world's richest men, has it all; beauty, intelligence, innocence and youth.....

Ellie has always disliked the local big estate agent - aka Great White Shark - and is distressed when her daughter Diana announces that she is carrying his child and about to become his fourth wife.....

Cassandra Grayson leads a quiet life managing a library in Queens, NY. There’s only one thing missing...her sister....

Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s deceptively mild spinster sleuth, is being treated to a few days holiday....

Charlie is alone in the office when a teen girl comes in, wanting to hire RJP Investigations to find her mom, who vanished without a trace years ago. The clues were sparse at the time, and the old police file doesn't have much that can help Charlie with the search....

A baker opens up a new pastry shop exclusively for pets—but has to do a sleuthing job on the side when a chef turns up dead....

After two years of pandemic people are touchy. Violence is everywhere. Fear and anxiety run wild. Jess has a scary encounter with a man in the woods and then a blow-up that threatens her closest friendships. Her husband, FBI Agent Scott Cooper, investigates a school shooting he thinks might be the start of a bigger terrorism campaign.

Wallace, a master British storyteller, creates a fascinating tale. It tells of the fictional mystery author, John Lexdale, who is caught in a plot concocted by an unscrupulous millionaire. The fictional author is entrapped in the strange circumstances, becomes charged with murder and sentenced to prison. At one point he is told his wife has been killed and pledges revenge.

In this second Harrie McKinsey Mystery, Harrie goes out to retrieve her morning newspaper and she discovers a small child sitting next to her flower beds. The little girl's pajamas and teddy bear are smeared with blood, and Harrie's journey to find the child's parents involves her in a grisly murder investigation.

Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods when a dog comes bounding over. Carena looks for the owner—and spots a dead body floating face-down in the creek! A few days before her death, Lynnelle Hames was telling everyone she’d found her long-lost birth mother. Has someone killed her to keep her silent? Professor Carena may specialize in math, but something about her story doesn’t add up. Then a second body surfaces, in an equally watery grave, and Susan realizes the clock is ticking to catch a ruthless killer.

Reporter Lee Ellerin’s investigation into a young woman’s unsolved murder gained national attention—only for her to lose everything due to a tragic mistake. After being publicly ridiculed for causing a suspect’s death, Lee is forced to leave her career behind. Five years later, pregnant college student Amanda Hartley lies in a coma. The police say she attempted suicide, but the details don’t add up. Where is the father? Who was paying for Amanda’s Manhattan penthouse? Why did Amanda have a note with Lee’s name in her backpack?

Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott is happy to score some free mulch from one of her brother’s landscaping jobs—until she discovers the dead body buried beneath the bark.

One steamy South Carolina morning, Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott discovers a client’s dead body. Police quickly decide she’s the prime suspect. Horrified, she knows she’ll have to turn detective if she’s going to convince them they’re barking up the wrong tree.

Madrid, Berta Kerrigan es una escritora de éxito de novelas policiacas que está atravesando el peor momento de su vida. Las novelas de Berta se encuentran entre las más vendidas, pero ella sigue echando de menos a su marido e hija. La llegada de una carta anónima desde Malta le hace sospechar que pueden encontrarse allí. Marisa y Berta viajarán a la isla con la esperanza de dar con la familia, pero se encontrarán con varios asesinatos a turistas por un asesino en serie.

Ein heißer Augustmorgen in Sitges, einem Küstenstädtchen bei Barcelona: In dem kleinen, gemütlichen Hotel gegenüber von Sotinspector Xavi Puigs Zuhause wird eine Leiche gefunden. Antonio Gispert, der Schwager der Hotelchefin, wurde offenbar ermordet! Gab es Streit um das Hotel? Oder hat der lebenslustige Antonio sich einen Feind im Kreis seiner Bekannten gemacht? Doch bevor die Polizisten den ersten Hinweisen nachgehen können, verschwindet Xavis Kollegin Carlota Lozano spurlos! Will da jemand die Ermittlungen behindern? Und auch für Xavi wird der Fall bald persönlicher, als ihm lieb ist.

Wussten Sie, dass es einen zweiten Papst gibt? Die Kriminalkommissarin Marie Martius hat davon keine Ahnung, als sie zu einem Tatort im Münchner Osten gerufen wird. Vor der Kirche Sankt Loreto liegen zwei Leichen. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass es sich um Opfer und Täter handelt – ein Fall, der schnell zu den Akten gelegt werden könnte. Trotzdem forscht die Kommissarin weiter nach dem Tatmotiv und findet sich bald in ihrem ganz persönlichen Albtraum wieder. Und das nicht nur, weil Maries Hartnäckigkeit ihre Karriere frühzeitig beenden könnte.

Ein neuer, spannender Fall für Kathi Wällmann. Tote, Anschläge und Geheimnisse lassen Kathi auch diesmal nicht zur Ruhe kommen. Nach ihrer Kur wollte Kathi eigentlich ein neues Kapitel in ihrem Leben aufschlagen und endlich wieder durchstarten. Doch der Neuanfang gestaltet sich schwierig. Die Scheidung nimmt sie mehr mit, als sie dachte, die Kinder rebellieren und ihr Freund und Nachbar Sven ist noch unerträglicher als sonst.

Eine Reihe merkwürdiger Ereignisse hält die Bewohner der Ostsee-Insel Fehmarn in Atem. Schaufensterscheiben werden eingeschlagen. Eine Bude auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt brennt. Als Nächstes wird der festlich geschmückte Baum vor dem Rathaus der Inselhauptstadt gefällt. Jedes Mal findet sich im Briefkasten der Lokalzeitung ein Bekennerschreiben. Es ist unterzeichnet mit dem Namen einer Figur aus einer weltberühmten Weihnachtsgeschichte.

On the lush green island of Corfu, Melodie's new husband, Anton, is missing. With no clues to his whereabouts, Melodie and her step daughter Gaia are broken from the fear that they may never see him again. When Anton's car is found by the side of the road, Gaia fixates on the idea that Melodie's malicious half-sister is somehow involved.

Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the building, Minnie Ward has her hands full. Her complicated relationship with detective Albert Easterbrook doesn’t even bear thinking about. But when a performer’s brother mysteriously goes missing, Minnie and Albert are thrown together once more. Then another body is found dead in a trunk, and a strange connection starts to emerge.