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== By Character Name == | == By Character Name == | ||
* [[Catherine Chandler]] in TV series [[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]] (lawyer and investigator with DA's office) | * [[Catherine Chandler]] in TV series [[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]] (lawyer and investigator with DA's office) | ||
* [[Lola Galley]], an officer (sometimes cop, sometimes social worker/lawyer kinda person) in the dept. for regulating lycanthropic activity (DORLA?) in [[Bareback (novel)|Bareback]] by [[Kit Whitfield]] | * [[Olivia Dunham]], FBI investigator in ''[[Fringe]]'' | ||
* Audrey Hanson, an FBI agent in "[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]" (played by Clea DuVall) | * [[Lola Galley]], an officer (sometimes cop, sometimes social worker/lawyer kinda person) in the dept. for regulating lycanthropic activity (DORLA?) in ''[[Bareback (novel)|Bareback]]'' by [[Kit Whitfield]] | ||
* [[Audrey Hanson]], an FBI agent in "[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]" (played by Clea DuVall) | |||
* [[Emma Hollis]] in [[Millennium (TV series)]] (FBI) | * [[Emma Hollis]] in [[Millennium (TV series)]] (FBI) | ||
* [[Doré Konstantin]] from ''[[Dervish Is Digital]]'' by [[Pat Cadigan]] | * [[Doré Konstantin]] from ''[[Dervish Is Digital]]'' by [[Pat Cadigan]] | ||
*[[Brawne Lamia]] from "The Detective's Tale: The Long Good-Bye" in [[Dan Simmons]]' ''[[Hyperion]]'' | |||
* [[Kate Lockley]] from [[Angel (TV series)|Angel]] | * [[Kate Lockley]] from [[Angel (TV series)|Angel]] | ||
* [[Lara Means]] in [[Millennium (TV series)]] (Millennium Group investigator) | * [[Lara Means]] in [[Millennium (TV series)]] (Millennium Group investigator) | ||
* The "Ty Merrick" series by [[Denise Vitola]] | * The "Ty Merrick" series by [[Denise Vitola]] | ||
* [[Vicki Nelson]] from [[Tanya Huff]]'s ''Blood'' novels, and the [[Blood Ties (TV series)|TV series]] adapted from them. | * [[Vicki Nelson]] from [[Tanya Huff]]'s ''Blood'' novels, and the [[Blood Ties (TV series)|TV series]] adapted from them. | ||
* [[Sara Pezzini]], from [[Witchblade]] (comics & TV series) | * [[Sara Pezzini]], homicide detective - from [[Witchblade]] (comics & TV series) | ||
* [[ | * [[Monica Rambeau]] (Marvel universe), a harbor patrol investigator before she gained superpowers | ||
* [[Dana Scully]] in [[The X-Files]] (FBI) | * [[Dana Scully]] in [[The X-Files]] (FBI) | ||
* [[Lily Yu]] in [[Eileen Wilks]]' [[Lupi series]] (cop; then FBI) | |||
==Classic non-SF "girl sleuths"== | ==Classic non-SF "girl sleuths"== | ||
* Nancy Drew | * [[Nancy Drew]] | ||
* Nancy Clueless parody series by Mabel Maney (some supernatural elements) | * [[Honey West]] | ||
* Veronica Mars in eponymous TV series (but not SF) | * [[Nancy Clueless]] parody series by [[Mabel Maney]] (some supernatural elements) | ||
* [[Veronica Mars]] in eponymous TV series (but not SF) | |||
==References and further reading== | |||
* ''[[The Lady Investigates|The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and Spies in Fiction]]'' by [[Patricia Craig]] and [[Mary Cadogan]]. ISBN 0-19-281938-0. (1981) | |||
[[Category:Characters by occupation]] | [[Category:Characters by occupation]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of female characters]] | [[Category:Lists of female characters]] | ||
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By Author
- Keith Hartman. The Gumshoe, The Witch, and the Virtual Corpse (1999)
- Melissa Scott. Several of her novels
By Character Name
- Catherine Chandler in TV series Beauty and the Beast (lawyer and investigator with DA's office)
- Olivia Dunham, FBI investigator in Fringe
- Lola Galley, an officer (sometimes cop, sometimes social worker/lawyer kinda person) in the dept. for regulating lycanthropic activity (DORLA?) in Bareback by Kit Whitfield
- Audrey Hanson, an FBI agent in "Heroes" (played by Clea DuVall)
- Emma Hollis in Millennium (TV series) (FBI)
- Doré Konstantin from Dervish Is Digital by Pat Cadigan
- Brawne Lamia from "The Detective's Tale: The Long Good-Bye" in Dan Simmons' Hyperion
- Kate Lockley from Angel
- Lara Means in Millennium (TV series) (Millennium Group investigator)
- The "Ty Merrick" series by Denise Vitola
- Vicki Nelson from Tanya Huff's Blood novels, and the TV series adapted from them.
- Sara Pezzini, homicide detective - from Witchblade (comics & TV series)
- Monica Rambeau (Marvel universe), a harbor patrol investigator before she gained superpowers
- Dana Scully in The X-Files (FBI)
- Lily Yu in Eileen Wilks' Lupi series (cop; then FBI)
Classic non-SF "girl sleuths"
- Nancy Drew
- Honey West
- Nancy Clueless parody series by Mabel Maney (some supernatural elements)
- Veronica Mars in eponymous TV series (but not SF)
References and further reading
- The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and Spies in Fiction by Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan. ISBN 0-19-281938-0. (1981)