
The Female Detective
[the original lady detective, 1864]
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About The Female Detective
Seven cases narrated by "G" (a.k.a. Mrs. Gladden), the first professional female detective in British fiction.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 8.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking classic victorian mysteries
Why readers are finding The Female Detective
The Female Detective by Andrew Forrester, published in 2012, is a 316-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Classic Victorian Mysteries.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-0-712-35878-1
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 316





