<blockquote>It all started with me pledging to read only women authors in 2014. But then I got a serious hankering for some Sherlock Holmes (who is, sadly, written by a dude). Thinking, “Surely there must be detective stories written by ladies! Lady detective stories even! Vintage lady detectives written by vintage lady authors!” And there are! Several hours later, here we are… (NB: Being an asexual lady myself, I consider the spinster sleuth an awesome and delightful protagonist, haters to the left.)</blockquote>