Thursday, October 02, 2025

Ten top crime novels led by female protagonists

Anders de la Motte, a former police officer, made his debut in 2010 with the award-winning thriller Game and has since then been one of Sweden’s most beloved and popular crime writers. He is the author of several acclaimed and bestselling crime fiction series, among them the suspenseful Skåne Quartet.

De la Motte's new novel is The Glass Man, the second title in the Leonore Asker series.

At People magazine the author tagged ten favorite crime titles starring strong female characters, including:
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

The Rizzoli and Isles series offers not one, but two strong female protagonists with different skills, talents and challenges, all set in a classic police procedural setting.
Read about another entry on the list.

The Surgeon is among Jack Jordan's five top medical thrillers.

--Marshal Zeringue