Book description
An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume
1: 1860-1979. Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer
Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the
evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all
women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound. Colleen
Barnett, a retired Wisconsin attorney, moved to Minnesota after the
death of her husband John to be closer to other family members. Over the
years when she and John were raising their seven children, Colleen
worked as a volunteer coordinator, then a social work supervisor, and
finally, returned to law school to earn her degree. Subsequently she
practiced law, served as a mediator in custody suits, and as a lecturer
in American government at the University of Wisconsin-Richland.
Mysteries have always been her refuge and joy. She belongs to Sisters in
Crime and to a St. Paul mystery book club.
