Amazing female detective stories for women

According to statistics, women like to read much more than men. And the most fascinating genre of literary works is not considered to be a love story, but an exciting detective story. Our selection features detective stories written by women and for women. In them you will find dangerous situations, sharp twists in the storyline, an unconventional approach to the investigation, female logic, and a little love.

Divorce and maiden name (Tatyana Ustinova)

A few months ago, the main character named Kira broke up with her husband Sergei. Fifteen years have passed since their first meeting, and then their love flared up like a hot fire. It was impossible to even imagine that this couple was destined break up. Not even their son Tim thought about this option. The guy still cherishes the hope of reuniting his parents.

And now a terrible misfortune provided such an opportunity. Right at the entrance in front of the door to our main character’s apartment, someone fired a bullet at her boss and also the editor-in-chief of the publication “Old Square”. Kira's position is his deputy. She and her boss were supposed to have an important conversation about some secret... Investigators seriously suspect the woman of murdering the boss. Then Tim decides to turn to his father for help. Still loving his wife, albeit his ex, Sergei immediately arrives. He intends to do everything possible to prove Kira's innocence in this mysterious murder. Will he be able to do this and will Tim's dream come true?

Think about it tomorrow (Olga Volodarskaya)

The main character, the girl Alexandra, decides to radically change her life - to become independent and finally arrange her personal life. She feels that if she does not take this decisive step, she will turn into an old maid. To do this, Sasha decides to move out from her mother (they can’t live together until old age) and rents an apartment.

A few days after moving in, the phone rings in the apartment. It just so happened that it was Sasha who answered the phone, and not the landlady. The girl listened to the message that some order had to be completed, and the client was already waiting. Alexandra is at a loss, but still decides to go to the specified address. There she discovers a client - attractive in every sense young man. But the trouble is, he also doesn’t know why the girl arrived. Sasha has to leave in shame, but when she left the entrance, she heard the sound of a shot! Who decided to kill Alexandra and, most importantly, why?

Howling dogs of loneliness (Alexandra Marinina)

During her career in the police, Anastasia Kamenskaya is firmly convinced that a crime, like a mirror, reflects the personality of the criminal. This is evidenced by all the details of the crime committed and the circumstances under which it was committed. You just need to take a closer look at the details.

There were as many as eight murders of young people. All of them were committed in different areas of the city and at different times. Anastasia is convinced that all these murders are connected by some kind of plan. She finds these subtle details that connect all eight murders. Now the most difficult thing remains - to find the person who came up with and carried out this monstrous plan. To do this, you need to find the reason that prompted a person to break the law. The list is actually small: thirst for power, money, envy, and maybe terrible loneliness and the desire to doom another person to the same torment that the criminal himself is experiencing.

Devil's Font (Victoria Platova)

It would seem, what kind of connection can there be between such different people as a successful thief, a famous art connoisseur and a successful young entrepreneur? The answer is actually simple - they are all united by death. They all at one time owned a painting by an old Dutch artist. It is in this picture that the mystery of all three deaths lies.

The reasons for all three tragedies seem mysterious. An even greater mystery can be considered the mysterious resemblance of the new owner of this ill-fated painting, Katya Solovyova, to the red-haired woman from this canvas. Mystical deaths have been happening for centuries, but it seems that the painting’s assistants from the present had a hand in the mysterious murders...

Farewell to the nightmare (Tatyana Stepanova)

Each serial killer has his own distinctive characteristics: some like to strangle with pantyhose, others prefer to take the victim’s belongings with them. But this criminal's handwriting is different from all the others. He takes with him as a souvenir... the heads of the murdered. The head of the “homicide” department Nikita Kolosov and journalist Katya Petrovskaya checked more than one assumption and considered many versions until their path led to one very respectable-looking castle.

In addition to the luxuriously furnished rooms, it also has an ominous basement, which even the owner himself prefers not to enter. The reason for this reluctance is quite understandable - a normal person cannot understand what is happening in his dark wilds. What is the answer to the mysterious killer?

Everything is red or Crimes in Allerod (Ioanna Khmelevskaya)

Without hesitation, Joanna translated the name of one Danish settlement, Allerød, as “all red.” Her words turned out to be prophetic. An exciting party between friends from Poland ends in a mysterious murder. Before this, the future victim spends the whole evening trying to warn the owner of the mansion, Alicia, about some important event. But something always bothers him.

Now the mysterious killer is making a series of attempts to kill Alicia herself. But luckily for the latter, they all turn out to be unsuccessful. The joint efforts of two friends, Joanna and Alicia, allow them to identify the killer. In addition to amazing luck, ladies are helped by a sense of humor, feminine logic and excellent knowledge of human nature.

Friend for Special Purpose (Tatyana Ustinova)

The no longer so young woman Varvara Lapteva led a modest and monotonous life. It seems that not a single pleasant event has ever happened in her life. Troubles do not leave her even at work, where boss considers her an impenetrable idiot. And the heroine herself has not been expecting anything good for a long time.

But suddenly strange and incredible events begin to happen in her life, which knock Varvara out of her usual direction. A regular visitor suddenly dies in her boss's office. The woman is the first to discover the body. And at the same moment, a bank card with a very large amount in the account disappears from the same account. Varvara becomes a target for unknown people who are sure that it was she who pocketed this ill-fated card...

My favorite killer (Tatyana Polyakova)

Lena Kudryavtseva faced many trials. Her husband, as well as her parents, are killed, and her little son is kidnapped by bandits. What should a weak woman do in such a terrible situation? The answer suggests itself: you need to pull yourself together, avenge the death of your loved ones and take the child away from the bandits. All this has to be done by Lena.

The bandits very soon realize that they were not dealing with a naive, harmless simpleton, as they thought from the very beginning. Of course, Elena receives invaluable help from a “casual” acquaintance - a handsome young man named Sasha. They made a great tandem! But Lena suddenly finds out that Sasha is not exactly who he says he is. Now the girl is at a loss as to what she should do with handsome Sasha - kill him or kiss him?

Vacation to the next world (Sergei and Anna Litvinov)

It seemed like it would be a normal vacation. But everything went wrong from the very beginning. One of the passengers decided to take a bomb with him on the flight, another was carrying a very valuable package, and still others took equipped parachutes with them. Before boarding the flight, all these people had never heard of each other, much less knew each other. But who can guarantee that this coincidence is not accidental?

Trinity of young people - cute woman named Tatyana Sadovnikova, journalist Dmitry Poluyanov and professional card player Igor Starykh find themselves in a dangerous situation. They are being hunted down. And their rivals are very serious - a criminal group, bodies responsible for state security, and the valiant police. How to understand what is really happening? Who is the victim here and who is the criminal?