AUTHOR | CHARACTER, LOCATION | CALL NUMBER |
| Amateur Detectives | ||
| Susan Albert | China Bayles, an herbalist, Texas | MYS ALB |
| Nancy Atherton | Aunt Dimity Westwood, a ghost, England | MYS ATH |
| Nevada Barr | Ann Pigeon, park ranger, various national parks | MYS BAR |
| Edna Buchanan | Britt Montero, Cuban-American reporter, Miami | MYS BAR |
| Carole Nelson Douglas | Temple Barr (and cat Midnight Louie), PR freelancer, Las Vegas | MYS DOU |
| Sparkle Hayter | Robin Hudson, network news producer, New York | MYS HAY |
| Nicholas Kilmer | Fred Taylor, art expert, Boston | MYS KIL |
| Margaret Maron | Deborah Knott, judge, North Carolina | MYS MAR |
| Stefanie Matteson | Charlotee Graham, older actress | MYS MAT |
| Sarah Shankman | Samantha Adams, ex-reporter and writer, the South | MYS SHA |
| Dana Stabenow | Kate Shugak, Aleut investigator, Alaska | MYS STA |
| Hard-Boiled Detectives | ||
| John Dunning | Cliff Janeway, ex-cop and book dealer, Denver | MYS DUN |
| Janet Evanovich | Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, New Jersey | MYS EVA |
| Carolina Garcia-Aguilera | Lupe Solano, Cuban-American PI, Miami | MYS GAR |
| Robert Greer | C.J. Floyd, bondsman, Denver | MYS GRE |
| Dennis Lehane | Patrick Kenzie and Angelo Gennaro, Boston | MYS LEH |
| Chris Rogers | Dixie Flannigan, bounty hunter, Texas | FIC ROG |
| Police Detectives | ||
| Deborah Crombie | Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, London | MYS CRO |
| Cynthia Harrod-Eagles | Inspector Bill Slider, London | MYS HAR |
| Carol O'Connell | Kathleen Malory, police investigator, New York | MYS OCO |
| Psychological Suspense | ||
| Abigail Padgett | Bo Bradley, child protective case worker, San Diego | MYS PAD |
