Featuring 20- and 30-something Women Solving Mysteries (usually while getting in and out of various humorous situations)

Sheryl J. Anderson’s series featuring magazine advice columnist Molly Forrester
(begins with Killer Heels)

Jennifer Apodaca’s series featuring Samantha Shaw
(begins with Dating Can Be Murder)

Maggie Barbieri’s series featuring college professor Alison Bergeron
(begins with Murder 101)

Meg Cabot’s series featuring college student Heather Wells
(begins with Size 12 Is not Fat)

Tori Carrington’s series featuring P.I. Sofie Metropolis
(begins with Sofie Metropolis)

Nancy Cohen’s “Bad Hair Day” series
(begins with Permed to Death)

Jennifer Colt’s series featuring the McAfee twins
(begins with The Butcher of Beverly Hills)

Kyra Davis’ series featuring Sophie Katz
(begins with Sex, Murder and a Double Latte)

Janet Evanovich’s series featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum
(begins with One for the Money)

Susan Kandel’s series featuring writer Cece Caruso
(begins with I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason)

Harley Jane Kozak’s series featuring greeting-card artist Wollie Shelley
(begins with Dating Dead Men)

Laura Levine’s series featuring writer Jaine Austen
(begins with This Pen for Hire)

Sarah Strohmeyer’s series featuring beautician, reporter and sleuth Bubbles Yablonsky
(begins with Bubbles Unbound)

Elaine Viets’ series featuring Helen Hawthorne
(begins with Shop Till You Drop: A Dead-End Job Mystery)

Kate White’s series featuring gossip magazine reporter Bailey Weggins
(begins with If Looks Could Kill)