The Legendary Women Detectives: 6 Classic Novelets

By: Jean Marie Stine - editor

Narrated by: Addison Barnes

Sherlock Holmes' female rivals!

This unique collection for connoisseurs of detection done female style brings back six of the greatest fictional women sleuths of the era of gaslights and horseless carriages. Fans of Kinsey Milhone and other contemporary women detectives, as well as of Agatha Christie and Honey West, will love this collection featuring the foremothers of today's fictional female crime-fighters.

Long out of print and unobtainable, these celebrated women 'tecs - Baroness Orczy's Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, Anna Katharine Green's Violet Strange, Arthur B. Reeve's Constance Dunlap, C. L. Pirkis' Loveday Brooke, Valentine's Daphne Wrayne, and Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace's Ruth Kelstern - were once nearly as famous as the fictional sleuth of Baker Street himself. Their fame waned in the long decades of the 1930s through the '80s, when female sleuths took a backseat to Sam Spade, Nero Wolfe, and the like. But, they are back to baffle and thrill contemporary readers in The Legendary Women Detectives edited by Jean Marie Stine.

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Classic mystery collection

This interesting collection of mysteries is a literary window into days long gone. This audiobook would make a great gift for those who like to visit the hidden bookshop.

Women Detectives

As a fan of Sherlock Holmes and similar stories, I am always looking for other classic detective stories. This is a nice introduction to 6 female sleuths that I was unfamiliar with before reading this book. I am not sure if these were originally short stories or if they were condensed down for this collection, but overall, it was an enjoyable way to spend a few hours with classic detective stories.

The narrator did a great job with the female voices and a passable job with the males. My only complaint with the narration was the sound quality. Even with the volume on my Kindle fire turned up to the maximum, I still had a hard time hearing some of the book. There was a strange echo-y quality to the sound which made it difficult to hear.

I was given the chance to listen to this audiobook by the publisher and chose to review it.

Intriguing detectives

This collection contains six clever and entertaining stories of mysteries solved by women detectives. The detectives were so intriguing that I would enjoy listening to more stories from these authors. Addison Barnes was an excellent narrator.

Forgotten Female detectives rediscovered

This is a good introduction to 6 different women detectives that precede some of the famous male detectives. This compilation of stories was edited by Jean Marie Stine. The narration was performed admirably by Addison Barnes who had to voice many different characters. My only problem with the audiobook was that it sounded like it was recorded in a tunnel and was hard to hear without the volume turned up. Good detective stories!

female detectives

This is a small synopsis of some of the best of the female detective and mystery writers of the days of old. I liked that the author made separate mystery collections to honor male and females. It was interesting to hear how women dealt with mysteries then as compared to today's authors. Entertaining. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job.