tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929369424588700011.post81819142379968123..comments2023-11-05T03:56:14.971-06:00Comments on Book Bloggers International: Female Detectives Inspired by Sherlock HolmesBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929369424588700011.post-69739793816340574972015-10-20T22:22:17.799-05:002015-10-20T22:22:17.799-05:00I need to check out these detectives! I have only...I need to check out these detectives! I have only ever read the first Thursday Next book, but I need to read so many more!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929369424588700011.post-51432755364262095922015-10-18T07:46:11.285-05:002015-10-18T07:46:11.285-05:00Don't forget Loveday Brooke who came into bein...Don't forget Loveday Brooke who came into being just before Sherlock Holmes "died" http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/pirkis/brooke/brooke.htmlAlistair Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929369424588700011.post-60037060105414522292015-10-16T11:43:41.870-05:002015-10-16T11:43:41.870-05:00Oh Phryne...what a lovely Greek word. The first Ph...Oh Phryne...what a lovely Greek word. The first Phryne was a famous courtesan and her nickname means 'toad'.She must have been really good: she was so rich that she offered to fund the rebuilding of the walls of Thebes, which had been destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC, on the condition that the words "Destroyed by Alexander, restored by Phryne the courtesan" be inscribed upon them. Perhaps not a detective but certainly a great personality. ;DAnachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929369424588700011.post-3715103883909277492015-10-09T08:40:46.072-05:002015-10-09T08:40:46.072-05:00Great list. I may have to check out the Phryne Fis...Great list. I may have to check out the Phryne Fisher books.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.com