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Detecting Women 2: Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women
Detecting Women 2 Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women Author:Willetta L. Heising Chronicling mystery series written by women, this successor to a volume published in 1994 contains a master list of more than 500 authors, more than 675 series characters, and nearly 3,600 titles. — The major portion of this oversize volume is a master list arranged alphabetically by author name, including a short biography and bibliography in na... more »rrative form for each writer. The primary detective in each series is briefly identified. Dorothy Gilman's Emily Polifax is described as a "New Jersey grandmother and CIA agent," for example. Titles in each series are listed by publication date, and awards won are noted where appropriate. Their place in the series is indicated by a numeral found next to boxes that are meant to be used as a checklist.
The rest of the book arranges the information from the master list in different categories. Readers can search by mystery type (police procedural, amateurs, or private investigators), character, setting, title, or author pseudonym. The volume also includes a chronology of mysteries by decade.
Published separatelyis a companion book: Detecting Women 2 Pocket Guide (0964459329) - a list of authors, characters, and titles intended as a handy reference source for trips to the bookstore or library« less