Crimeucopia - The Not So Frail Detective Agency

<p>Historically it would be tricky to define exactly when the concept of the Female Private Investigator first appeared in fiction. But <em>The Female Detective</em> and <em>Revelations of a Lady Detective </em>-both published in 1864 independent of each other-proves that it was a genre whose time had come. And while <em>Miss Gladden</em> may be the first by all of 5 months it's <em>Mrs. Paschal</em> who is more the not-so-frail ground breaker -and it should be noted that Conan Doyle was only 5 when these ladies hit the streets.</p><p>So what better way to present the modern female investigator than by gathering 15 top class authors and letting them tell you all about the exploits of their creations.</p><p class=ql-align-center>Featuring</p><p class=ql-align-center>Debra H. Goldstein John B. Elliott Steve Liskow Sandra J. Cady Debra Bliss Saenger Kathleen Marple Kalb Wil A. Emerson Karen Odden John W. Salvage Michael J. Ciaraldi Shannon Lawrence Elle Higgins Bonnar Spring N.M. Cedeño and Adam Meyer.</p>