Detecting
Women 2: A Reader’s Guide and
Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women
by Willetta L. Heising
Purple Moon Press,
Dearborn, MI. February 1996. Trade paperback. 384 pages. (8½ X 11). A Letter to
Mystery Lovers by the author. An update of mystery series written by women. A
postscript by the author mentions that she will be working on companion volumes
of Detecting Women called Detecting Men and Detecting Kids. A number of new
authors and their series are added to this edition, and the previous ones are
updated. Much the same information as the previous edition, only much expanded.
The author provides an alphabetical listing of titles this time. The author
produces a nice listing of magazines & newsletters and many reference books on
mystery fiction. This seems to improve with each new edition.
Scan and
Commentary by Bob Gaines
Purple Moon Press,
Dearborn, MI. February 1996. Trade paperback. 384 pages. (8½ X 11). A Letter to
Mystery Lovers by the author. An update of mystery series written by women. A
postscript by the author mentions that she will be working on companion volumes
of Detecting Women called Detecting Men and Detecting Kids. A number of new
authors and their series are added to this edition, and the previous ones are
updated. Much the same information as the previous edition, only much expanded.
The author provides an alphabetical listing of titles this time. The author
produces a nice listing of magazines & newsletters and many reference books on
mystery fiction. This seems to improve with each new edition.