Female Crime Authors

Anyone have suggestions for a few good, established female crime writers?

I've realized that I have never read any crime fiction by women and would like to try some. My tastes tend to run to the noir/neo-noir and hard-boiled genres (Pelecanos, Bruen, Ellroy, Huston, Burke, etc) so if anyone can suggest female writers in that vein, that would be great.

So far, I'm thinking Alafair Burke, Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton. I'd appreciate any other ideas.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Clare Havens on July 4, 2011 at 9:19pm
Just got it - have never read that one! I always enjoyed 'A Shilling For Candles' - got to say that I didn't really enjoy the ending of 'The Man in the Queue' - a bit cheeky, I thought (not wanting to spoil the ending for anyone!)
Permalink Reply by Donna Fletcher Crow on July 5, 2011 at 9:37am
Their was a good BBC production of Bratt Ferrar a few years ago, too.  It was on just after I read the book for the first time and i thought it quite good.  i do need to reread it now. Love Daughter of Time, too.  Also The Singing Sands.  Oh, there's nothing like the classics, is there?
Permalink Reply by Clare Havens on July 5, 2011 at 5:19pm
How about Margery Allingham?! Ngaio Marsh? Dorothy L Sayers?! Love them ALL!! Just finished Josephine Tey's 'To Love and Be Wise' which I really enjoyed - probably WAY ahead of its time!
Permalink Reply by David DeLee on July 6, 2011 at 8:45am

I would recommend Allison Leotta, a former federal sex crimes prosecutor. Her debut novel is THE LAW OF ATTRACTION,  about a newly-minted US attorney named Anna Curtis. A great read

David DeLee

Fatal Destiny - a Grace deHaviland novel

Permalink Reply by Clare Havens on July 6, 2011 at 9:50am
I also really liked 'Wearing the Spider' by Susan Schaab - a great thriller about identity theft set in a law firm.
Permalink Reply by Gaile Hughes on July 13, 2011 at 4:59pm

Fairstein, Reich, McDermid, Grafton and Kellerman - then how about some great Australians - 

PD Martin, Kathryn Fox, Kerry Greenwood, Lindy Cameron, Sydney Bauer, Robin Bowles, Alex Palmer, Katherine Howell, Alison Goodman, Angela Savage, Leigh Redhead, Tara Moss
and Gabrielle Lord.

Permalink Reply by Clare Havens on July 13, 2011 at 5:15pm
Gabrielle Lord is awesome! I heard her talking about her 365 series and it sounds great!
Permalink Reply by Donna Fletcher Crow on July 14, 2011 at 1:20am
Has anyone mentioned Susan Hill's Simon Serrallier series?  Beautifully written, gripping mysteries.
Permalink Reply by I. J. Parker on July 15, 2011 at 1:03am
This one sounds interesting.  Have to confess that most of the names so far are unknown to me.
Permalink Reply by Tim Scanlon on July 14, 2011 at 10:04pm
Tara Moss tweeted today that her next Crime Thriller, Assassin, will be out early next year. Looking forward to it, since the last one left at a bit of a series redirection.
Permalink Reply by Meg on July 20, 2011 at 2:59am
Yes, Patricia Highsmith, Megan Abbott, Tana French. Highsmith and Abbott, especially: dark, brilliant. What a great thread.
Permalink Reply by Jane Hammons on July 20, 2011 at 1:32pm
Oh yes, Tana French!

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