title: Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Edition
author: Elizabeth A Blakesley
description: Although the first (1994) edition of this work included important women mystery authors from the 1900s through the 1980s, the new edition concentrates solely on women who have made names for themselves from 1990 to 2006. Some 30 of the 92 articles are updates, while the other 62 cover new authors. The criteria for inclusion are based on nomination for major mystery awards, commercial success, and critical acclaim. Yet newer, well-received authors, such as Tess Gerstein and Katherine Hall Page, are not included, and Joan Hess, Magdalen Nabb, and others who were in the first edition are excluded, even though they are still commercially successful and have written many new works in the last 12 years.
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  **Praise for the Lady Darby Mysteries**
  
  
  “Riveting . . . Huber deftly weaves together an original premise, an enigmatic
  heroine, and a compelling Highland setting for a book you won’t want to put
  down.”
  
  
  —Deanna Raybourn, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  
  “[A] history mystery in fine Victorian style!”
  
  
  —Julia Spencer-Fleming, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  
  “[A] fascinating heroine . . . A thoroughly enjoyable read!”
  
  
  —Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author
  
  
  “Huber deftly evokes both [Sebastian and Kiera’s] attraction and the period’s
  flavor.”
  
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  “Reads like a cross between a gothic novel and a mystery with a decidedly
  unusual heroine.”
  
  
  — Kirkus Reviews
  
  
  “[Huber] designs her heroine as a woman who straddles the line between
  eighteenth-century behavior and twenty-first-century independence.”
  
  
  —New York Journal of Books
  
  
  “[A] must read . . . One of those rare b