There are many women mystery writers, but it is important to keep in mind that not all of their names appear on their works. For example, many women use a pen name to disguise their identity before their work is published. Sometimes the chosen pen name may be male. Therefore, the easiest way to find a specific mystery writer is to search by the title of their book. Famous women mystery writers
. are Sarah Dreher, Carolyn Hart, Katherine Forrest and Brenda English to name a few. To locate women mystery writers check out: http://www.mysterywomenauthors.com/. This site allows the user to search alphabetically to find women mystery writers. In addition, the website offers the ability to view some of the writers works through an internet version of the book. For a listing of women mystery writers along with their book title and a brief synopsis can be found at: http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~kwaits/favorite_women_mystery_writers.pdf. The author of this site lists websites from which the user can retrieve additional story information. Notes and comments are listed about the book below the synopsis for clarification and recommendation purposes. Some universities offer a course dedicated to women mystery writers. Information on one such course can be found at: http://www.unm.edu/~engdept/indexmystery.html. This website includes information on the women writers and interviews about their work. A link is provided for the user to locate the writer's books as well. A blog dedicated to women mystery writers can be found at: http://femalemysterywriters.blogspot.com/. This blog lists the current best sellers along with a full synopsis of the book and pricing information. Users can participate in the blog by posting comments and reviews about a book. Further, links to a specific author or book are provided as well. Therefore, the user can select a specific author and read about their current work and reviews. http://www.mysterywomenauthors.com/ or http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~kwaits/favorite_women_mystery_writers.pdf
