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    The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives
    The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives
    The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives
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    The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives

    By Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Janice Law, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and

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    Lady Sleuths have long been a mainstay of the mystery field. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple is, surely, the very model of the detective in a cozy mystery. But before -- and after! -- Miss Marple there were such sleuths as Loveday Brooke and Amelia Butterworth (both of whose complete adventures are in this ebook MEGAPACK™). And the lady sleuth is alive and well today, with recent adventures by such diverse talents as Janice Law, C. Ellett Logan, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, among others. In total, here are more than 1,700 pages of great sleuthing!


    Included are:


    SOB SISTERS, by Kris Nelscott

    ALLIGATOR IS FOR SHOES, by C. Ellett Logan

    HILDA WADE, by Grant Allen


    MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES, by Grant Allan

    DISCOVERY, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

    CAD METTI, THE FEMALE DETECTIVE STRATEGIST, by Old Sleuth

    MARY LOUISE, by L. Frank Baum

    MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDERI, by E.T.A. Hoffmann

    MY FAMOUS RELATIVE, by Janice Law

    HISTORY ON THE BEDROOM WALL, by Rebecca K. Jones and Josh Pachter


    THE COMPLETE LOVEDAY BROOKE SERIES:


    THE BLACK BAG LEFT ON A DOOR-STEP, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    THE MURDER AT TROYTE'S HILL, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    THE REDHILL SISTERHOOD, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    A PRINCESS'S VENGEANCE, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    DRAWN DAGGERS, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    THE GHOST OF FOUNTAIN LANE, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    MISSING! by Catherine Louisa Pirkis


    THE COMPLETE AMELIA BUTTERWORTH SERIES:


    THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, by Anna Katharine Green

    LOST MAN'S LANE, by Anna Katharine Green

    THE CIRCULAR STUDY, by Anna Katharine Green


    If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateNov 17, 2014
    ISBN9781479404513
    The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives
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    Catherine Louisa Pirkis

    Catherine Louisa Pirkis (1839-1910) was a British author known for her detective fiction. Pirkis wrote fourteen novels and contributed to many magazines and journals, sometimes publishing under her initials, C.L Pirkis, to avoid gender discrimination. Later in her life, Pirkis transitioned away from her writing career to join her husband, Frederick Pirkis, in his fight for animals’ rights. Together, the couple founded an activist organization to save animals from cruel conditions. Their organization continues their advocacy today, and now goes by the name “Dogs Trust”.

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