Female detectives

The Guardian brings us Anne Holt's top ten female detectives. Holt is a writer, with a history working for the police, in her own law firm, and for the government of her native Norway. She sounds like a composite of every one of these detectives! 'Female detectives, without the physical strength of their male counterparts, have to be more resourceful, intelligent and tactical to solve the case. The stories tend to focus as much on their character as on the whodunnit.' More...