Books with a female protagonist

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I don't know why, but I like reading books about women taking on typically male jobs or roles. Not Chick Lit. Example: Stephany Plum, Bounty Hunter. Any recommendations?

Tags: books, female, girl, hero, heroine, protagonist, woman


 
       
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To Kill a Mockingbird

Top Five Percent
Scout will still kick your ass.

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Lady Macbeth in Macbeth

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Dr Kay Scarpetta: By Patricia Cornwell

Most recent book: At Risk others include: Blow Fly Predator Trace... [show more]

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Diary of Anne Frank

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Skinny Legs and All

Tom Robbins' book in which, among other things, Ellen Cherry Charles takes on the art world and ancient religious feuds all while ... [show more]

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The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon

In which the lovely Oedipa Mas investigates a secret postal service.

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The Beekeeper's Apprentice

The first of a series featuring Mary Russell, and the beekeeper, Sherlock Holmes.

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Cruddy

By Lynda Barry

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Kinsey Millhone Mysteries: by Sue Grafton

These are alphabet mysteries. Most recent letter: S is for Silence... [show more]

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Miss Smilia's feeling for snow

by Peter Hoeg - a great read, unputdownable (is that a word?)

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Anything by Jennifer Crusie

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Temperance Brennan

Kathy Reichs. The show "Bones" is based on these books, but it's complete crap. The earlier books are better.... [show more]

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Claire Randal/ Fraser. She rocks men in 2 centuries.

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Sam Jones

several books by Lauren Henderson. mystery, set in England... [show more]

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Letters from Rifka

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Amelia Peabody: By Elizabeth Peters

Victorian era Egyptian mystersies. Books include: The Last Camel Died at Noon Lion in the Vally He Shall thunder in the Sky T... [show more]

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Friday

By Robert Anson Heinlien

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Pandora by Anne Rice

if you like Anne's work, you'll love this one.
Pandora kicks some major ass.

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"An Unsuitable Job for a Woman" and

"The Skull Beneath The Skin" by P.D. James

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Kate Shugak mysteries

native american, ex-cop Kate lives alone with her wolf in the remote Alaska wilderness.

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Amelia Bedelia

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Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley - the Arthurian myth from female protagonists point of view - good reading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wi... [show more]

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The Abhorsen Trilogy.

"Sabriel," "Lirael," and "Abhorsen"

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Innocent Erendira and Other Stories

This is one of the most amazing stories ever written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Of course, the "Other Stories" are fantastic, too,... [show more]

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