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Author ( Sleuth ) Adamson , Lydia ( Lucy Wayles ) Allen , Irene ( Elizabeth Elliot ) Barth , Richard ( Margaret Binton ) Bell , Nancy ( Biggie Weatherford ) Blackmon , Anita ( Adelaide Adams ) Borton\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA14","page_number":"14","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003efeatured\u003c/b\u003e in a cozy mystery such as a culinary \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e than was true before 1980. It is now younger sleuths who are \u003cb\u003efeatured\u003c/b\u003e in culinary \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , but they are likely to be employed either as restaurateurs or caterers , rather then being\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA16","page_number":"16","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e another major set of role conflicts emerges \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e War- shawski\u0026#39;s neighbor , Mr. Contreras . In early books she is irked by his interfer- ence in her life . Nonetheless they become friends and he is increasingly active in her\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA17","page_number":"17","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e echo the theme of invisibility . Invisibility , though not always desirable can at least be construed as ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e a senior , sees a trend in the genre toward celebrating aging.81 The social involvement of the senior is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA18","page_number":"18","snippet_text":"... featuring women as sleuths ? As noted above , the vast majority of series characters has appeared since 1980 , when women authors came to the fore and women characters became more varied . \u003cb\u003eSeries featuring\u003c/b\u003e American minority sleuths\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA20","page_number":"20","snippet_text":"... series do the mysteries have anything to do with the characters \u0026#39; cultural heritage . Minority Sleuths - The Nonwhites and Latinas The past two decades have ... \u003cb\u003eSeries Featuring\u003c/b\u003e Ethno - Racial Minority Sleuths . 20 Sleuths in Skirts."},{"page_id":"PA21","page_number":"21","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eSeries Featuring\u003c/b\u003e Ethno - Racial Minority Sleuths . Author ( Sleuth ) African Americans ( 16 ) Baker , Nikki ( Ginny Kelly ) Banks , Jacqueline Turner ( Ruby Gordon ) Bland , Eleanor Taylor ( Marti MacAlister ) Carter , Charlotte\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA22","page_number":"22","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries with\u003c/b\u003e one eye on the race - creed - color section of a census form . \u0026quot; 90 As compared with the percentage that they constituted of the United States population in 2000 , Native Americans are overrepresented ; other ethno - racial\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA23","page_number":"23","snippet_text":"... with full pension . Family is very important in the \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e African - American sleuths . The one exception is Baker\u0026#39;s investment consultant , who is virtually cut off from her family since they refuse to accept her as a lesbian\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA25","page_number":"25","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e Kate Shugak , an Alaskan who is part Aleut . In the early novels Shugak is frequently at odds with her grandmother , a tribal elder , because she attended the university , moved to Anchorage to work among the whites\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA29","page_number":"29","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e that began in 1996 , the Cuban - American heroine\u0026#39;s family is extremely wealthy and lives in lavish surroundings \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e live - in servants in an exclusive neighborhood along Biscayne Bay , Florida . Her father was edu- cated at\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA30","page_number":"30","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e whom she used to dance professionally ; in Oliphant\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , the sleuth\u0026#39;s neighbors and friends include Chicanos ; and several heroines are now or have been involved in interracial romances . 114 Similarly , non - white and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA39","page_number":"39","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her . The plots , settings , and motives for the crimes in Christian mystery \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e are no different from those in which religion is not a significant factor . Rushford\u0026#39;s sleuth , for example , is a retired Portland , Oregon\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA42","page_number":"42","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her life , her thoughts , even her praying . Was real motherhood that devastating and wonderful ? \u0026quot; 154 Of ... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e surveyed are two \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e ex - nuns . Lee Harris\u0026#39;s char- acter is a teacher who has also been a part - time\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA43","page_number":"43","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e us for centuries but it is only within the past few decades that women have been ordained and able to serve as ministers . Six appear in the \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e surveyed . Along \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e reli- gious work and sleuthing , each must deal \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA45","page_number":"45","snippet_text":"... with many issues of her identity as a Catholic . Jance\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e a widowed sleuth with a young daughter . A woman minister appears in a supporting role in the series ; she is a friend to the sleuth and legal guardian for the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA51","page_number":"51","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e women sleuths supports Breen\u0026#39;s position regarding the increased attention to religion and what appears to be developing as an unflattering portrayal of religion among antagonists and minor characters . Several\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA56","page_number":"56","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e recovering alcoholics characterizes those with heroines who are addicted to illegal substances . Physical Conditions Today\u0026#39;s sleuths experience a variety of infirmities and diseases . The seniors among them , for\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA59","page_number":"59","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her mother that by the time she fully understands the problem her mother is dead . Diet , Weight , and Obesity The truly obese sleuth tended to be a product of early \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e written by men , especially Fair and Merwin . The women\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA74","page_number":"74","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , as previously noted , the mother helps out in the sleuth\u0026#39;s housecleaning business and occasionally conducts interviews \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e potential suspects . Each of DeLoach\u0026#39;s books prominently \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e the mother - Mama is in every title\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA76","page_number":"76","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , animals play significant roles in the story . In G. Allen\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , \u0026quot; cat \u0026quot; appears in each title . The ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e men , recent mystery fiction \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e women tends to integrate extensively the life of the protagonist\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA78","page_number":"78","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e . The woman might be a member of the sleuth\u0026#39;s family , usually her mother . Just as in the real world ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e minority sleuths domestic violence is generally depicted as part of the myriad of problems accompanying\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA82","page_number":"82","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e are written by women , many of whom are feminists , the literature is generally pro - choice.293 Again expected exceptions are the characters \u003cb\u003efeatured\u003c/b\u003e in Christian mystery \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e . But a surprising exception is DeLoach\u0026#39;s African\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA85","page_number":"85","snippet_text":"... with sexual harassment and racism . New York\u0026#39;s is not the only major urban police force to be depicted as sexist . In Krich\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e a Los Angeles Police Department homicide detec- tive , harassment abounds . During her\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA93","page_number":"93","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e Asian - American sleuths ignore anti - Asian sentiment , although certainly it has been one of the most virulent forms of antiminority sentiment in American history . Culminating in the internment of Japanese Americans\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA95","page_number":"95","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e women protagonists . Several characters are very conscious of their own and other people\u0026#39;s social class position . This is clear in Dams\u0026#39;s historical series in which the sleuth is a Swedish immigrant employed as a maid\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA98","page_number":"98","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e him ... in an architecturally insipid high - rise on the WASP - infested East Side . \u0026quot; 338 A number of comments throughout the \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , mostly by the sleuth\u0026#39;s mother , suggest a derogatory attitude toward Gentiles in general and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA101","page_number":"101","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e by Merwin and Schier . 17. In this early period only Cross and Mackay created sleuths who taught at a college ... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e men . The carpenters are Wolzien\u0026#39;s Josie Pigeon and Montgomery\u0026#39;s Finny Aletter . 19. Chanslor\u0026#39;s Lutie and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA105","page_number":"105","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e Charlie Chan was set in Hawaii before it was granted statehood . In the late 1950s , Chester Himes , an African - American author , created a \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e two black detectives - Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA107","page_number":"107","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e ) , Perry , and Rozan . 119. Margaret Maron , Shooting at Loons ( New York : Mysterious Press , 1994 ) . See ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e women as amateur or professional detec- tives . 126. Paretsky\u0026#39;s hard - boiled detective was born to a\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA108","page_number":"108","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e : Holmes , O\u0026#39;Marie , Quill , and Sulli- van . The former nuns are characters in Lee Harris\u0026#39;s and Saum\u0026#39;s novels . The ministers are created by Albarella , Blake , Holland , Gallison , Sleem , and McCullough ; the Shaker is \u003cb\u003efeatured\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA111","page_number":"111","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eFeaturing\u003c/b\u003e Female Sleuths , \u0026quot; in Klein , Diversity , 39-61 . On the persistence and meaning of anti - Semitism , see ... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e on television , Second Sight , is going blind . This category includes Paretsky\u0026#39;s and Frankel\u0026#39;s private\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA117","page_number":"117","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e ) , Rogers , Singer , and Stein the protagonists were adopted . In Barrett , Cooper ( the Pugh \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e ) ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e a policewoman can be used to illustrate sexism . Kellogg\u0026#39;s sheriff and Cornwell\u0026#39;s policewomen in her second\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA118","page_number":"118","snippet_text":"... with ... Alma Bashears and Tess Collins , \u0026quot; Two Voices , 42 . 327. See Neely\u0026#39;s and Banks\u0026#39;s books . See Mickelbury\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e Carol Ann Gibson , P. Wood\u0026#39;s , and Edwards\u0026#39;s insightful series , which highlight the history , culture\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA120","page_number":"120","snippet_text":"... with the Blues . New York : Dutton , 2000 . Lydia Adamson is a pseudonym of Frank King ; under this name he has writ- ten three \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths . The first stars Alice Nestleton , a single , middle - aged woman who moves\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA121","page_number":"121","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e Lucy Wayles , a retired librarian who worked as a museum archivist . An eccentric , she spends her time bird- watching with a cohort of quirky friends . Dr. Marcus Bloch , a retired doctor who is in love with Lucy , is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA123","page_number":"123","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries with\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths ; the first features Mitch Mitchell . Having written a short story featuring a male protagonist named Mitch , Allyn later superimposed a female character onto this male sleuth and named her Michelle . After\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA127","page_number":"127","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e . The first \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Sierra Lavotini who has moved to Florida where she lives \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her hairless chihuahua , Fluffy . She has left behind her father and four brothers , all civil servants in Philadelphia . Though she works as an\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA129","page_number":"129","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths . The first is protagonist Jenny McKay , a television reporter who is likened in a review to a streetwise Mur- phy Brown . S = Lucy Shannon , Reporter , New York City One for the Money . Chicago : Academy\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA130","page_number":"130","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e for dog lovers \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e amateur sleuth Melanie Travis , a single mother \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e a young son , a poodle named Faith , and a sexy fiancé who is a dog breeder and exhibitor . The author is also a breeder and exhibitor . Berne , Karin S\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA133","page_number":"133","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e contains references to other mystery writers and fic- tional detectives . Borton , Della S = Gilda Liberty ... \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e Gilda Liberty are peopled \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e rela- tives of the sleuth , all involved in the film making industry and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA137","page_number":"137","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e Carlson \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Deputy Sheriff Marty LaForte Hopkins , the token woman on the force . Hopkins is married to ... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e \u0026quot; bad - news \u0026quot; men who often turn out to be thieves or murderers . Castle , Jayne S = Guinevere Jones\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA143","page_number":"143","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths . One features Kimmey Kruse , a 28 - year - old stand - up comic . A significant character is her friend , Phoebe , who is always a telephone call away . A comedian with whom Kim- mey was previously\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA144","page_number":"144","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e a team consisting of Judy Hammer and Virginia West . Hammer is a middle - aged widow with two grown sons ; she is tough but well - respected by her department . West , a middle - aged single woman who is in and out of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA145","page_number":"145","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e and each book ends \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e a pasta recipe ; food is mentioned throughout the stories . Cross , Amanda S = Kate Fansler , Professor , New York City In the Last Analysis . New York : Macmillan , 1964 . The James Joyce Murder . New\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA146","page_number":"146","snippet_text":"... series sleuth introduced by D\u0026#39;Amato , first appears as a minor character in D\u0026#39;Amato\u0026#39;s \u003cb\u003eseries with\u003c/b\u003e male sleuth Norm Bennis . However she is the featured detective in the works cited above . S = Polly Kelly , Police Detective , Chicago\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA147","page_number":"147","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e Emma Lord , the editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate , the local newspaper in a small , old - time logging town . In her 40s , she never married but has a son whose father is her wealthy former lover and a major\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA152","page_number":"152","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e Ruby Crane , forgery specialist with the Los Angeles Police Department . She is Catholic , 37 years old , and divorced . However , her estranged husband was killed in an auto accident which also left her daughter brain\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA154","page_number":"154","snippet_text":"... with whom she moves to a lighthouse situated on a remote stretch of the island . Dreher , Sarah S = Stoner McTavish ... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e Tyler Jones , a 39 - year - old feminist and lesbian who is estranged from most of her family\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA169","page_number":"169","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e information helpful in solving her cases . Graves , Sarah S = Jacobia \u0026quot; Jake \u0026quot; Tiptree , Retired ... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e . The sleuth in this \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , Jake Triptree , is a divorced mother of a teenage son . Formerly a Wall Street\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA175","page_number":"175","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , the second by Hart , \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Sophie Greenway . For- merly managing editor of a magazine and part - time ... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her cat , Louis Bryant . This \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e is described by one reviewer as \u0026quot; a \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e of sophisticated burlesques\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA177","page_number":"177","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e a teenage daughter . Bodies seem to pop up in Malloy\u0026#39;s path and she , \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e the assistance of her lover , a ... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e is a police procedural \u003cb\u003efeaturing\u003c/b\u003e Sonora Blair , a homicide cop . She is the single parent of two children\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA180","page_number":"180","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e is described as a \u0026quot; Wolfe - Archie \u0026quot; female team , \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e Claire as Nero and Maggie as Archie ; but Maggie does the detecting . Hyde , Eleanor S = Lydia Miller , Editor , Fashion Magazine , New York City In Murder We Trust . New\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA181","page_number":"181","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e . In the first she \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Kate Austen , a divorced mother living in an affluent suburb just east of Oakland and Berkeley . S = Kalie O\u0026#39;Brien , Attorney , Silver Creek , California Shadow of Doubt . New York : Kensington Books\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA183","page_number":"183","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , written by a scientist , \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e virologist sleuth Dr. Celeste Braun , who applies scientific skills to bringing criminal justice to the biotech lab world . Jordan , Jennifer S = Kristin Ashe , Denver A Safe Place to Sleep\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA184","page_number":"184","snippet_text":"... series . Kahn , Sharon S = Ruby Rothman , Small Business Owner , Eternal , Texas Fax Me a Bagel . New York : Scribner , 1998 . Never Nosh a Matzo Ball . New York : Scribner , 2000 . This \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e ... with Yiddish words and phrases\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA188","page_number":"188","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003efeatured\u003c/b\u003e a male detective . When editors \u0026#39; comments referred to this protagonist as \u0026quot; bland , \u0026quot; she re - created him as a woman , Jes- sica Drake . In much of this \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , Drake struggles \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her religious identity . Having grown up\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA191","page_number":"191","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e eighteenth - century midwife Hannah Trevor . She is a Revolutionary War widow , abandoned by her husband who was later killed ; their three children all died . Now living with relatives , she is the unwed mother of an\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA196","page_number":"196","snippet_text":"... with seniors and deals with the homeless . Marcy , Jean S = Meg Darcy , Private Investigator , St. Louis ... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths . The ear- lier one introduced police department Lieutenant Sigrid Harald . Single\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA204","page_number":"204","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries features\u003c/b\u003e Narcissa Powers , a young white widow whose volunteer service at a local army hospital is the springboard for her sleuthing . Judah Daniel , a freed black female herbalist and conjurer , is on the hospital staff\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA205","page_number":"205","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries featuring\u003c/b\u003e female sleuths . In the first series she introduces Smith and Wetzon , co - owners of a headhunt- ing firm . Smith is in her 40s , divorced , and has a teenage son ; Wetzon is in her 30s and single . Although business\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA212","page_number":"212","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e , Myers \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Abby Timberlake , owner of Den of Antiquities . She is petite , attractive , and divorced ... \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e their idiosyncrasies , appear in these novels . Neely , Barbara S = Blanche White , Domestic , Various\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA218","page_number":"218","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c/b\u003e that \u003cb\u003efeatures\u003c/b\u003e Miss Rachel Murdock . A spinster in her 70s , she lives \u003cb\u003ewith\u003c/b\u003e her sis- ter , Miss Jennifer , and her black cat . 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