Lisa Blythe Since we both like to read here are a few authors I enjoy: Authors (general mystery) Heres a list somewhat larger than the one from the other day. I didnt r/op include any really gnarly, scary, heavy writers (at least I tried not to) Marcia Muller Robert K. Tannenbaum Bill Pronzini Julie Smith Janet Dawson Laurie R. King Lia Matera Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Karen Kijewski Susan Dunlap Stephen Greenleaf John D. MacDonald William Tapply Rick Boyer E.V. Cunningham (Howard Fast) Dell Shannon June Thomson E.X. Ferrars Anne Morice Martha Grimes Sumatra Massey S.J. Rozan Timmothy Hallinan Dorothy Cannell M.C. Beaton Gillian Roberts Sister Carol Anne OMarie Amanda Cross VIRGINIA RICH ( she was the pioneer of the cooking sleuth mystery) Nancy Pickard Lee Martin Charles Jonnie Jacobs Robert Crais Stuart Kaminsky Laura Lippman Steve Hamilton Catherine Coulter Kay Hooper Joan Hadley Joan Hess Rex Stout Diane Mott Davidson Elaine Viets Tammi Hoag John Lutz Stuart Woods Dorothy Sayers Elaine Viets Laurels K. Hamilton Roger L. Simon Carolyn Hart P.D. James J.A. Jance Tess Gerritsen Margery Allingham Ngaio Marsh Cleo Coyle Diane Mott Davidson G.A. McKevett Jeremiah Healy Iris Johansen Both Kellermans Both Burkes Parnell Hall James Swain Jerry Kennealy Jill Churchill Michelle Scott Karin Slaughter Earlene Fowler Denise Swanson K.C. Constantine Earl Emerson David Skibbins Steve Hamilton Mike Weiss Barry Eisler Jane Langton Mike Lupica Amanda Cross Janet Dawson Susan Wittig Albert J.A. Kornrath Perri OShaughnessy (sisters) Collin Wilcox Barbara Neely Carole Berry Dallas Murphy Judith van Gieson Jacqueline Girdner Margot Arnold Edmund Crispin Harlan Coben Cozy Mysteries Nancy Atherton Daryl Wood Gerber Joanne Pence Cleo Coyle Dorothy Cannell Carolyn G. Hart Gillian Roberts Kat Kijewski (doesnt really belong) Anne Morice E.X. Ferrars Margery Allingham Diane Mott Davidson Joanne Fluke Kathy Hogan Trocheck Barbara Neely Joan Hess Julie Shirley Damsgaard Mary Daheim Carol Berry Julie Smith Michele Scott H.l. Swenson Susan Wittig Albert M.C. Beaton Elaine Viets Victoria Laurie G.A. McKevett Charlaine Harris (Aurora Teagarden and Harper Connelly) Mary Kay Andrews Jonnie Jacobs Margot Arnold Jane Haddam Joan Hadley Earlene Fowler Laurie R. King Rita Lakin Janet Dawson Jill Churchill Off the top of my head these authors feature strong, independent r/op female protagonists Carol OConnell Karin Slaughter Marcia Muller Perri OShaughnessy Lia Matera J.A. Jance Linda Barnes Laura Lippman Robert K. Susan Dunlap Liza Cody Val McDermid P.D. James J.A. Konrath Laurie R. King Lois Greiman Beach Reads Kate White (Bailey Weggins) Sophie Kinsella Marian Keyes Joan Hess (Claire Malloy) M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin) Kathy Hogan Trochek (Callahan Garrity) Mary Kay Andrews (Weezie and BeBe) G.A. McKevett (Savannah Reid) Elaine Viets (Josie/Shopping & Helen/Dead End) Dorothy Cannell (Ellie Haskell) Couples Peter and Rina (Kellerman ) Bill and Lydia (Rozan) Max and Annie (Hart) Tobias and Penelope (Arnold) Claire and Peter (Hess) Max and Sarah (McLeod) Mary and Sherlock H.(King) Tommy and Tuppence (Christie) Dillon and Savich (Coulter) Joe and Eve (Johansen) Karp and Ciampi (Tannenbaum) Nick and Nora (Hammett) Davenport and Weather (Sandford) Fiddler and Fiora (Maxwell) Stephanie and Ranger, Diesel, Morelli (Evanovich) Roarke and Eve (Robb) Sarah and Will (Slaughter) Alleyn and Troy (Marsh) Goldie and Schulz (Davidson) Joanna and Butch (Jance) Dave and Bootsie (Burke) Sharon and Hy (Muller) J.P. Beaumont and Mel Bishop and Miranda (Hooper) Savannah and Dirk (McKevett) Homer and Mary (Langton) Angie and Patrick (Lehane) Rivera and Chrissy (Greiman)
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