Girl Detectives

Description
Books and series featuring characters that fit the "girl detective" trope. For more extensive series (such as Nancy Drew) only the first few books will be included so as to keep the list usable.
1
The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene
7,354 members
90 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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2
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
8,072 members
129 reviews
4
3 Members
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3
Something Queer Is Going on: A Mystery
by Elizabeth Levy
199 members
3 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
4
Pandora by Holly Hollander
by Gene Wolfe
172 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
paradoxosalpha
5
A Girl Called Justice
by Elly Griffiths
71 members
4 reviews
4.1
Member
elkiedee
6
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
by David A. Adler
3,693 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
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7
Murder Most Unladylike
by Robin Stevens
1,037 members
40 reviews
3.8
Member
elkiedee
8
Secrets Can Kill
by Carolyn Keene
424 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
mutantpudding
9
Missing Melinda
by Jacqueline Jackson
34 members
½ 4.3
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
10
Double Crossing
by Carolyn Keene
302 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
mutantpudding
11
Meg Mackintosh and The Case of the Missing Babe Ruth Baseball
by Lucinda Landon
191 members
1 review
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
12
Black Cats and Butlers
by Janine Beacham
47 members
3.9
Member
elkiedee
13
Without a Trace
by Carolyn Keene
602 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
mutantpudding
14
The Long Secret
by Louise Fitzhugh
998 members
11 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
15
The Slumber Party Secret
by Carolyn Keene
437 members
3 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
mutantpudding
16
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
by Wendelin Van Draanen
1,239 members
27 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
17
By the Light of the Study Lamp
by Carolyn Keene
242 members
1 review
½ 3.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
18
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
by Wendelin Van Draanen
596 members
11 reviews
4
Member
mutantpudding
19
Barbie Solves a Mystery
by Cynthia Lawrence
27 members
½ 3.5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
20
Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
by Wendelin Van Draanen
752 members
9 reviews
4.1
Member
mutantpudding
21
Judy Garland and the Hoodoo Costume
by Kathryn Heisenfelt
33 members
3
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
22
Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson
2,850 members
112 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
23
Tale of the Witch Doll
by Mildred A. Wirt
46 members
4 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
24
The Vanishing Stair
by Maureen Johnson
1,430 members
49 reviews
4.1
Member
mutantpudding
25
The Ghosts in the Attic
by Betty Ren Wright
577 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
26
The Hand on the Wall
by Maureen Johnson
1,250 members
43 reviews
4.1
Member
mutantpudding
27
Mystery of the Secret Dolls (An Apple Paperback)
by Vicki Berger Erwin
72 members
1 review
5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
28
The Box in the Woods
by Maureen Johnson
862 members
29 reviews
4.1
Member
mutantpudding
29
Barbie and the Ghost Town Mystery
by Eleanor K. Woolvin
7 members
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
30
Nine Liars
by Maureen Johnson
585 members
25 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
31
Patty and Jo, Detectives
by Elsie Wright
23 members
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
32
The Ghost in the Third Row
by Bruce Coville
282 members
4 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
33
The Ghost Wore Gray
by Bruce Coville
227 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
mutantpudding
34
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed
by Bruce Coville
249 members
5 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
35
Janie's Private Eyes
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
101 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
36
Down the Rabbit Hole
by Peter Abrahams
1,199 members
46 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
mutantpudding
37
Behind the Curtain
by Peter Abrahams
531 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
mutantpudding
38
Into the Dark
by Peter Abrahams
363 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
39
Cam Jansen and The Mystery of the UFO
by David A. Adler
2,870 members
20 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
mutantpudding
40
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
by David A. Adler
3,143 members
15 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
mutantpudding
41
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
by Julie Campbell
1,843 members
32 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
42
The Ring of Rocamadour
by Michael D. Beil
488 members
26 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
43
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer
2,441 members
110 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
44
The Vanishing Shadow
by Margaret Sutton
249 members
4 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
45
Message in a Bottle
by Kathryn Reiss
49 members
1 review
3
Member
mutantpudding
46
The Girl Is Murder
by Kathryn Miller Haines
214 members
14 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
mutantpudding
47
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
8,509 members
684 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
48
The Christopher Killer
by Alane Ferguson
616 members
50 reviews
3.8
Member
mutantpudding
49
The Diamond of Drury Lane
by Julia Golding
485 members
19 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
50
Goldie Vance Vol. 1 (1)
by Hope Larson
323 members
20 reviews
4
Member
mutantpudding
51
Trouble is a Friend of Mine
by Stephanie Tromly
334 members
21 reviews
3.9
Member
mutantpudding
52
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
10,037 members
217 reviews
4.2
Member
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