You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Detectives, not superheroes, but with peculiar skills, and their public identities are generally police, but smarter. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. These books were written about 50 years ago, but this young and savvy detective had quite a few fans in her day and is still a fave of girls today. This name generator will give you 10 random names, which will fit the steampunk subgenre of scifi. Then please submit it to us so we can make the clue database even better. Top 10 female detectives in fiction books the guardian. I have come up with ideas for book names for anybody over 2000 book names ideas, but some are unpublished pending editing. In the mid2000s, the teenage girl detective evolved into veronica mars kristin bell, the hero of the eponymous american tv. His first novel, the good detective, which is pretty much perfect, features a decent if flawed hero battling personal troubles while occupied with a murder case of great consequence to his community. It was a book about a girl who was found on a river and she gets adopted by a general in a small. This is a list of fictional female investigators from novels, short stories, radio, television, films.
From 2008 to 2012, the mysteries were presented as 3 book mini arcs, drawing the mystery out over three distinct, but linked, titles. Teen mom turned nypd detective darlene ohara has a son named axl. Irish sleuth molly murphy is hired to find a girl on the run in chinatown only to find. This series has appeared in a number of iterations over the last decade and has over 200 titles combined. Based on a reallife case, the book was banned in several areas of the country for its frank depiction of lust and violence, with a bleak ending that helped define the genre. We promise you there is one in a nutshell, an unnamed. Friday barnes, girl detective book 1 imagine if sherlock holmes was an 11yearold girl.
With strong heroes and gripping plots, theyre bound to keep teens reading. While you cant buy the pepperwood chronicles from new girl, the. The most anticipated baby girl names for 2018 babygaga. A crime novel from the point of view of a female detective is much more. The redesigned covers feature model jessica silverman as. Browse our full collection of baby girl names and baby boy names, or check out some disneythemed baby name articles to help get you inspired. Lucinda pierce is a homicide detective in virginia in a book series of the same name by truecrime writer diane fanning begun 2008. The two books so far in the dewitt series are the most exciting mysteries ive read in a long, long time. The nancy drew girl detective series ran from 2004 to 2012 with 47 titles and several super mysteries. Readers in grades 25 might enjoy the nancy drew and. Can you read the pepperwood chronicles from new girl. The new replacement series will be the nancy drew diaries series which will debut february 20. Anna pigeon is a park ranger in a series of books by american nevada barr begun 1993. Need a name for a tough bythebook detective for the pilot youre working on.
Girl detective 20042012 and the nancy drew diaries started in 20. This was a childrens fiction book i read about 18 years ago as a child. Best ya spymystery novels, detective fiction, top fastpaced. A mighty girls top picks of mysteries for children and teens starring mighty girl. I even enjoyed those nancy drew books, although i couldnt possibly tell you what any of them were about someone stole a clock, maybe. Carolyn keene is listed as the author, but the nancy drew mystery.
Some have appeared in movies, but most of them come from books. Friday is soon investigating disappearing homework, rampant hightech smuggling, clock theft from the headmasters office and a. Detectives may be members of a police force, employed by some other organization, or private citizens with a desire to learn the. Nancy drew is one of the bestknown girl detectives, starring in a. I like creative and unique names as well as creative and unique spelling. The girl with no name is a fantastic second book in the josie. These dozen names come from fictional girl detectives over the last century or more.
Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. This story is no different from the other drew nance stories it still makes use of, or mentions, several realworld locations staten island, new york, new jersey, riverdale, sweden, hawaii and other places. Beloved mighty girl detective nancy drew has seen many. These are a chronological series and all 22 volumes are available in ebook format for sony reader, kindle, and nook. Most steampunk names are based on victorian era names, though some names are altered to change their sound or appearance a little. Found an answer for the clue fictional girl detective that we dont have. These books are full of curious, determined, and clever female. The detective name generator generates 30 random fantasy detective names each time you may use it in many places. When authors began writing mystery stories specifically for children, they discovered that kids were drawn to book that showed other children and young people as the heroes of the stories with little help from adults. Childrens mystery book series featuring girl detectives. Obviously detectives can have pretty much any name, its not like theyre born with a special name or change their names once they get the job. There was a girl detective who had a trench coat that had hundreds of tiny pockets all over it for her to keep things in like a flashlight, handcuffs, magnifying glass, even mints. Though the way theyre shown in the story is close to rl, they were changed a bit for the sake of the story. The redesigned covers feature model jessica silverman as nancy drew.
This is a list of fictional male detective characters from novels, short stories, radio, television, and films. The girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson, a is for alibi by sue grafton, the no. Girl detective is a genre of detective fiction featuring a young, often teenaged, female. I wanted to do a bookaday challenge to start off the year, but the holidays got the best of me, plus im in the middle of stieg larssons girl who played with fire, and im not putting it down.
One of the most fun things about naming a girl is the gorgeous options to choose from. Girl detective with hundreds of pockets name that book. Our final mustmeet girl detective is araminta spook. Amateur detective in 1967s the clue in the crossword cipher last seen in. Girl detective series jestresss forgotten books and stories.
This generator will generate 10 random names fit for a detective, cop, or other crime fighter. A crime novel from the point of view of a female detective is much more than just a difference of chromosomes. This riot recommendation on female detectives in fiction is sponsored by other press. Melinda pink is a magistrate and climber in a series of books by british climber and crime novelist gwen moffat begun 1973.
The alphabet series by sue grafton is the very best female detective series ever written. Living in a haunted house with her uncle drac, shes not a. Of course, quite a few have leapt from the page to the screen. Starting with the the ghostly guinea pig, they are great fun, more than slightly crazy and comic book illustrated so will appeal to even reluctant readers. Blues by kerry greenwood you dont know my name by kristen orlando. Girl detective names range from the traditional to the downright novel. Baby names and the meaning of names from a to z disney. In the first book josie quinn is a detective, with second she has been promoted to chief of police. A lot of sort of oldfashionedvintage girl detective names have been suggested, but if vintage isnt really the style youre going for, here are some generally fierce names im thinking a long greeklatin name that only a sassy girl could pull off, possibly with a matteroffact nn. From 2008 to 2012, the mysteries were presented as 3book mini arcs, drawing the mystery out over three distinct, but linked, titles. Talking of nancy, no list of girl detectives would be complete without nancy drew would it. The secret of the old clock by carolyn keene, the hidden staircase by carolyn keene, the mystery at lilac inn by carolyn.
The girl detective is a story by nebula awardwinning author kelly link that was published by event horizon in april 1999. I am looking for some good names for a mystery book that is about someone finding out who they really are. The allamerican girland detective american heritage. James, these girlcentered mysteries are just the thing. This six volume series by virginia fairfax follows the adventures of a group of mississippi girl scouts as they enjoy camping, solving a few mysteries, and living the outdoor life. Twelve days after the first nancy drew book was published. If your kids love mystery stories or dream of being detectives themselves one day then youre sure to find a book theyll love in our new collection of the best in mighty girl detective stories. Get the lowdown on thousands of baby names right here including meanings, origins, namesakes, celebrity babies, and disney characters who share the same name. He bought mailing lists of childrens names and addresses from youth organizations, and he sent the children catalogs, knowing that one child with a catalog could spark desire in a whole neighborhood. Van draanens first book in the series, sammy keyes and the hotel thief, won the edgar award for best juvenile mystery.
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