Created by Cathy Ace (1960--) It's a cute premise, anyway... Based in Wales, THE WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY rounds up four "softly poached" female investigators, one each from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England — hence the name of the agency. Sixty-something MAVIS MacDONALD, the oldest of the bunch, is from Scotland, a former army nurse with … Continue reading The WISE Enquiries Agency
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Agnes Nielsen
Created by Emily Schultz In her first recorded case, Sleeping With Friends (2024), party gal and editor (for a small indie NYC press "just large enough to have health coverage"), AGNES NIELSEN functioned more as an amateur sleuth, assaying to solve the attempted murder of one of her best friends—in between social engagements. But in … Continue reading Agnes Nielsen
Agatha Raisin
Created by M.C. Beaton Cozy alert! (The character's first name was a clue). M.C. Beaton's AGATHA RAISIN wasn't even a private investigator for a good piece of her career. When she first appeared, in Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death way back in 1992, she was just your typical amateur sleuth-- a successful, middle-aged … Continue reading Agatha Raisin
Kate Connolly & Vicente Domingo (Maternal Instincts Mysteries)
Created by Diana Orgain Cozy Alert! Well, it was bound to happen--with the glut of cozy series clogging up the pipes, and the burning question of why a caterer, a florist, a dog walker or a retired opera singer would continually be involved in homicide investigations, it was really only a matter of time before … Continue reading Kate Connolly & Vicente Domingo (Maternal Instincts Mysteries)
Piper & Porter (Darby Piper, Samantha Porter & Tate Porter)
Created by Amanda Flower Cozy, much? The last name of the Agatha-winning author of this proposed new series is "Flower," who also writes the "Magical Bookshop" series, and the book was put out by the publishing wing of Hallmark. It revolves around the Two Girls Detective Agency, run by two long-time besties, DARBY PIPER and … Continue reading Piper & Porter (Darby Piper, Samantha Porter & Tate Porter)
Frank Malloy
Created by Victoria Thompson Although FRANK MALLOY has been a central figure in Victoria Thompson's long-running and bestselling "Gaslight Mystery" series since Book One (1999's Murder on Astor Place), it wasn't until the nineteenth book in the series, Murder in Morningside Heights (2016) that he becomes a "confidential inquirer". That's the book where the former … Continue reading Frank Malloy