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2: Make Mine Marple!

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Miss Marple may have been a pioneer crime-tape crosser, but there are oodles of women writing detective fiction and starring in it. In this episode, we talk about our faves, what a woman detective brings to the picture (Miss Fisher!), and introduce folks to perhaps some lesser-known treasures.

Female mystery authors and protagonists

Glenn Fleishman with James Callan, Katie Lane, Jean MacDonald and Shannon Sudderth

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Glenn’s picks:

  • Laurie R. King & Mary Russell (books)
  • “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” (TV, haven’t read books)
  • Ngaio Marsh

    • Shannon’s picks:

    • Nancy Drew
    • Miss Marple
    • Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma
    • Margaret Frazer’s Sister Frevisse
    • Wives/partners of M/F teams: Thomas & Charlotte Pitt, Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane, Tommy & Tuppence Beresford
    • DC Comics: Renee Montoya (The Question)
    • “Gargoyles”: Elisa Raza

      • James’ picks:

      • “Veronica Mars”
      • Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series
      • Nicola Griffith’s Aud Torvingen books
      • Clarice Starling (particularly in Silence of the Lambs)
      • Olivia Moore in “iZombie”

        • Jean’s picks:

        • Sue Grafton, Kinsey Milhone series
        • Amanda Cross, Kate Fansler series
        • Sara Paretsky, V.I. Warshawski series
        • “Veronica Mars”
        • Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma Jones M/F team
        • Barry Maitland, DS Kolla and DCI Brock M/F team

          • Katie’s picks:

          • “Murder, She Wrote”
          • Harriet Vane
          • Denise Mina’s books: The Garnethill trilogy, the Paddy Meehan series, and the Alex Morrow series
          • “Veronica Mars”
          • “Gone Home” video game
          • Ditto on James’ mention of Clarice Starling
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