The best mystery/suspense novels written by women
Discover the best mystery and suspense novels written by women, featuring thrilling plots, unforgettable heroines, and page-turning twists. Explore top picks from acclaimed female authors in this curated list.
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The Bone Vault
by Linda A. Fairstein
Alexandra Cooper novel set at the crossroads of big money, high culture and murder ...
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The Lake of Dead Languages
by Carol Goodman
“A gothic and elegant page-turner.”—The Boston Globe Twenty years ago, Jane Hudson fled the Heart Lake School for Girls in the Adirondacks after a terrible tragedy. The week before her graduation, in that sheltered wonderland, three lives were taken, all victims of suicide. Only Jane was left to carry the burden of a mystery that has stayed hidden in the depths of Heart Lake for more than two decades. Now Jane has returned to the school as a Latin teacher, recently separated and hoping to make a fresh start with her young daughter. But ominous messages from the past dredge up forgotten memories. And young, troubled girls are beginning to die again–as piece by piece the shattering truth slowly floats to the surface. . . .
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Deaths of Jocasta
by J. M. Redmann
In this long-awaited reprint, Micky Knight had a pleasant evening to look forward to; she was running security at a party of beautiful lesbians and gay men. But a dead body ruins the affair. When more dead women are found, the police target Dr. Cordelia James as the killer - the same Cordelia who broke Micky's heart. As Micky works to expose the killer she tries to keep her heart hidden.
