#femalesleuths — Public Fediverse posts
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This week I decided to highlight my favorite older female sleuths. Here are my 4 favorites written during the 20th century.
If you have one who’s not on my list, let me know in the comments.
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'Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ and the other real #FemaleSleuths who were written out of history
An opera diva, a queen of surveillance and Selfridges’ ‘secret service’ head were among the women who rivalled male #PrivateEyes and whose stories are told in a new book
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/24/mrs-sherlock-holmes-and-the-other-real-female-sleuths-who-were-written-out-of-history #BookReview -
Just reviewed this page turner by C Jean Downer!
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/lies-are-forever/
@cjeandowner #bellabooks #supernaturalstories #sapphicfiction #suspense #mystery #murder #family #magic #femalesleuths #whodunit #recommend #bookreview
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“Are you surprised at the knowledge of the law which this way of writing betrays in an ignorant woman? I have been learning, my dear: the Law and the Lady have begun understanding one another.”
- Wilkie Collins, The Law and The Lady
#WilkieCollins #VictorianFiction #VictorianLiterature #19thCenturyLiterature #FemaleSleuths #ClassicBooks #LiteraryClassics #EnglishLiterature #MoncreiffePress #LiteraryQuotes #BookCommunity #Bookish #Bookstodon