Lesbian detective/investigator/lead/P.I?

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Lesbian detective/investigator/lead/P.I?

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1lil_ghostcrab
nov 15, 2011, 2:50 pm

I'm trying to find a good series I read some time ago, with a lesbian lead investigator or detective. I can't remember many details, so I thought I'd just toss out the question and see what you all come up with. It would be great to have the characters name as well as book title, maybe a little something about the story. (And all due respect, but I'm not talking about Rita Mae Brown's cat detective.)

2McCoog40
nov 15, 2011, 3:03 pm

I'm sure it's not what you're looking for, but a couple of the Harry Bosch novels my Michael Connelly (The Closers) feature Kizmin Rider, who is a lesbian, although she isn't the lead.

3bkmbooks
nov 15, 2011, 3:36 pm

Could be Val McDermid's Lindsay Gordon series?

From Amazon:
"Lindsay Gordon, Scottish journalist and amateur sleuth, was the first creation of international bestseller Val McDermid. Report for Murder introduced the United Kingdom’s first lesbian detective, and the series has been perennially popular ever since. Lindsay is tenacious to the point of stubbornness, intrepid to the point of stupidity, and loyal to the point of laying her life on the line. With the support of friends, family, and lovers, she takes on the world with wit and brio, unraveling criminal conspiracies and unmasking murderers. She’s feisty, feminist, and funny."

4tardis
nov 15, 2011, 3:38 pm

Laurie R. King's series starting with A Grave Talent - police procedurals, featuring Kate Martinelli, detective and lesbian.

5lil_ghostcrab
nov 15, 2011, 3:47 pm

This is great! I'll check out all of them, and if I can't find the one I was looking for, at least I'll have some good reads! Thank you.

7ABVR
nov 16, 2011, 7:57 am

You might also try the Lauren Laurano series by Sandra Scoppettone: five books, I think, beginning with Everything You Have Is Mine. Laurano is a lesbian PI who lives in Greenwich Village, New York City, with her lover Kip, a psychotherapist . . . nifty characters, you-are-there local color, and good writing.

8thorold
nov 16, 2011, 8:38 am

There are dozens of them (or at least there used to be back in the nineties)- see: http://www.librarything.com/tag/detective,+lesbian

The Emma Victor series by Mary Wings (titles all start "She came ...") are among the classics of the genre. Apart from those mentioned above, Barbara Wilson and Sandra Scoppettone are other names to look out for.

9lil_ghostcrab
nov 26, 2011, 1:20 pm

Great first line reference, thorold! And fabulous link to the tag mash.

10avaland
sep 2, 2013, 9:38 am

Norway's Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen series, which begins with Blind Goddess, currently being reprinted. The most recent title is 1222 and is also an homage to Agatha Christie.

11pleforge
nov 16, 2013, 9:11 am

Iza Moreau's Small Town series is a good one. Also check out the Goodreads group: Lesbian Mysteries

12mel_d
aug 19, 2014, 7:53 am

Try Kylie kendall series by Claire Mcnab. its extremely funny. just don't expect a very strong lead.

13lilithcat
aug 19, 2014, 9:08 am

Maybe Katherine V. Forrest's Kate Delafield series?

14amcheri
aug 23, 2016, 8:46 am

I know it's been a while since anyone posted here but the Micky Knight series by J. M. Redmann could be the one.

15ShellyS
nov 25, 2016, 12:11 am

Nicola Griffith wrote a trilogy with a lesbian detective character: The Blue Place, Stay, and Always. I really enjoyed them.