The Woman Detective"Real mystery fans will enjoy this survey of nearly 300 female sleuths in 100 years of British and U. S. fiction." Feminist Bookstore News This new edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state of the genre's new and old novels. A comprehensive bibliography and a character list update the field through mid 1994. "A highly intelligent analysis." Ms. "Well researched and well written.