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Private Investigators
Sue Grafton
• Kinsey Milhone; 1980’s California
Robert B. Parker
• Spencer; Boston
Julie Wassmer
• Pearl Nolan; Whitstable
Cathy Ace
• WISE Enquiries Agency; 4 women (Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English) Wales
Conrad Allen (Edward Marston)
• George Porter Dillman, private detective for the Cunard Line (set in 1907)
John Baker
• Sam Turner, a private investigator in York
Colin Bateman
• The Small Bookseller with No Name becomes an investigator when the detective agency next door goes out of business, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the Mystery Man series
Cara Black
• Aimee Leduc; owner of a detective agency specializing in corporate security, in Paris
Victoria Blake
• Samantha (Sam) Falconer, a world judo champion turned private investigator at the Gentle Way investigation agency in London, working in Oxford, England
Rhys Bowen
• Molly Murphy; turn of the century New York
P.J. Brackston (Paula Brackston)
• Gretel (yes, that Gretel), now a 35-year-old private investigator, and her brother Hans, in 1770s Bavaria, Germany, in the Brothers Grimm mysteries
Miles Burton
• Desmond Merrion, a military intelligence officer who becomes a private detective, and Henry Arnold, a Scotland Yard inspector, in England
Eileen Dewhurst
• Phyllida Moon, an actor playing a detective gets works at a private detective agency, in London, England
Anabel Donald
• Alex Tanner: freelance TV researcher and part-time private investigator, in London, England, in the Notting Hill mysteries
Margaret Duffy
• Joanna McKenzie, a former CID turned private investigator in Bath, England
Sarah Dunant
• Hannah Wolfe, a private investigator in London, England
Liz Evans
• Grace Smith, a private investigator in Seatoun, England with Vetch’s Investigations
Robert Galbraith
• Cormoran Strike, a private detective, and his secretary Robin Ellacott, in London, England
Ann Granger
• Fran Varady, an out-of-work actress turned private investigator, in London, England;
Tarquin Hall
• Vish Puri, the portly Punjabi founder of Most Private Investigators Ltd., a detective agency in Delhi, India
Vaseem Khan
• Inspector Chopra; Mumbai
Mike Harrison
• Eddie Dancer, an ex-cop private investigator in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Veronica Heley
• Bea Abbot, recently widowed owner of the Abbot Agency, which specializes in cases where clients want to avoid police involvement, in London, England
Peter Helton
• Chris Honeysett, an artist and private investigator, in and around Bath, England
Mick Herron
• Zoë Boehm, a 40-something private investigator in Oxford
P.D. James
• Cordelia Gray
Paul Johnston
• Quintilian Dalrymple, a private investigator in 2020s Edinburgh, Scotland; Body Politic (1997)
Allan Levine
• Sam Klein, a street-wise Jewish immigrant and private investigator, in 1911-1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alexander McCall Smith
• Precious Ramotzwe; No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency; Botswana
Lisa Lutz
• Isabele “Izzy” Spellman, a 28-year old sleuth working for her parents’ private investigation firm, in San Francisco, California
Patricia Wentworth
• Miss Silver; retired governess
Jacqueline Winspear
• Maisie Dobbs; 1920’s
DESERT FLOWERS MYSTERY Series – Lee Hollis; Main Character: Poppy Harmon, Retired widow, owner of the Desert Flowers Detective Agency, Palm Springs, California
World’s End Investigation Bureau – Alys Clare
Connect with me:
Email: hoosjanelle@gmail.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/janellehoos
Voxer: janelleistoofondofbooks
Amazon Wishlist (Birthday October 29): amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/27WNTRY2IZK0N?ref_=wl_share
#booktube #marchmysterymadness
Private Investigators
Sue Grafton
• Kinsey Milhone; 1980’s California
Robert B. Parker
• Spencer; Boston
Julie Wassmer
• Pearl Nolan; Whitstable
Cathy Ace
• WISE Enquiries Agency; 4 women (Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English) Wales
Conrad Allen (Edward Marston)
• George Porter Dillman, private detective for the Cunard Line (set in 1907)
John Baker
• Sam Turner, a private investigator in York
Colin Bateman
• The Small Bookseller with No Name becomes an investigator when the detective agency next door goes out of business, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the Mystery Man series
Cara Black
• Aimee Leduc; owner of a detective agency specializing in corporate security, in Paris
Victoria Blake
• Samantha (Sam) Falconer, a world judo champion turned private investigator at the Gentle Way investigation agency in London, working in Oxford, England
Rhys Bowen
• Molly Murphy; turn of the century New York
P.J. Brackston (Paula Brackston)
• Gretel (yes, that Gretel), now a 35-year-old private investigator, and her brother Hans, in 1770s Bavaria, Germany, in the Brothers Grimm mysteries
Miles Burton
• Desmond Merrion, a military intelligence officer who becomes a private detective, and Henry Arnold, a Scotland Yard inspector, in England
Eileen Dewhurst
• Phyllida Moon, an actor playing a detective gets works at a private detective agency, in London, England
Anabel Donald
• Alex Tanner: freelance TV researcher and part-time private investigator, in London, England, in the Notting Hill mysteries
Margaret Duffy
• Joanna McKenzie, a former CID turned private investigator in Bath, England
Sarah Dunant
• Hannah Wolfe, a private investigator in London, England
Liz Evans
• Grace Smith, a private investigator in Seatoun, England with Vetch’s Investigations
Robert Galbraith
• Cormoran Strike, a private detective, and his secretary Robin Ellacott, in London, England
Ann Granger
• Fran Varady, an out-of-work actress turned private investigator, in London, England;
Tarquin Hall
• Vish Puri, the portly Punjabi founder of Most Private Investigators Ltd., a detective agency in Delhi, India
Vaseem Khan
• Inspector Chopra; Mumbai
Mike Harrison
• Eddie Dancer, an ex-cop private investigator in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Veronica Heley
• Bea Abbot, recently widowed owner of the Abbot Agency, which specializes in cases where clients want to avoid police involvement, in London, England
Peter Helton
• Chris Honeysett, an artist and private investigator, in and around Bath, England
Mick Herron
• Zoë Boehm, a 40-something private investigator in Oxford
P.D. James
• Cordelia Gray
Paul Johnston
• Quintilian Dalrymple, a private investigator in 2020s Edinburgh, Scotland; Body Politic (1997)
Allan Levine
• Sam Klein, a street-wise Jewish immigrant and private investigator, in 1911-1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alexander McCall Smith
• Precious Ramotzwe; No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency; Botswana
Lisa Lutz
• Isabele “Izzy” Spellman, a 28-year old sleuth working for her parents’ private investigation firm, in San Francisco, California
Patricia Wentworth
• Miss Silver; retired governess
Jacqueline Winspear
• Maisie Dobbs; 1920’s
DESERT FLOWERS MYSTERY Series – Lee Hollis; Main Character: Poppy Harmon, Retired widow, owner of the Desert Flowers Detective Agency, Palm Springs, California
World’s End Investigation Bureau – Alys Clare
Connect with me:
Email: hoosjanelle@gmail.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/janellehoos
Voxer: janelleistoofondofbooks
Amazon Wishlist (Birthday October 29): amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/27WNTRY2IZK0N?ref_=wl_share
