Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Six top fictional female detectives

Alison Gaylin is a USA Today and international bestselling author whose novels have won the Edgar and Shamus awards. Her work has been published in numerous countries and has been nominated for many awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Macavity, Anthony, ITW Thriller and Strand Book Award.

[The Page 69 Test: Into the Dark; The Page 69 Test: What Remains of Me; The Page 69 Test: If I Die Tonight; The Page 69 Test: The Collective]

Gaylin's newest book is Robert B. Parker's Buzz Kill.

At CrimeReads Gaylin tagged six of her favorite fictional female detectives, including:
Dayna Anderson (Kellye Garrett): Like your PI books with a side of humor and a large dollop of pop culture? I definitely do, which I why I devoured the Detective by Day books, which feature this resilient and clever actress-turned-apprentice PI. While there are only two books in this series (the first is 2017’s Hollywood Homicide) Dayna’s a stand-out leading lady, who navigates the glitzy and seedy world of showbiz with aplomb – making readers feel like true Hollywood insiders.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Mrshal Zeringue