There is one place that I can name where “Equal rights for women.” has been taken very seriously, and that is in the amateur sleuth mystery book realm. Let’s face it, men simply are a very tiny, itsy-bitsy minority in the amateur sleuth world!<\/p>\n
I have received several letters from people asking that I include this theme. The latest letter is from Carla:<\/p>\n
“I was wondering if you could add another theme to your list.\u00a0 It is very hard to find cozy mysteries with male protagonists.\u00a0\u00a0 It seems that mysteries with male detectives seem to be more procedurals and have a harder edge.\u00a0 I prefer cozy mysteries with amateur detectives.”<\/p>\n
Men as Amateur Sleuths in Cozy Mystery Series:<\/strong><\/p>\n Peter Abresch<\/a>: James P. Dandy Elderhostel Mystery Series<\/strong> (ex-physical therapist)<\/p>\n Bruce Alexander<\/a> (aka Bruce Cook): Sir John Fielding Mystery Series<\/strong> (18th century judge)<\/p>\n Jeffrey Allen<\/a> (aka Jeff Shelby):\u00a0Stay at Home Dead<\/strong> (stay-at-home dad)<\/p>\n Margery Allingham<\/a>: Albert Campion Mystery Series <\/strong>(semi nobility)<\/p>\n L.L. Bartlett<\/a> (aka Lorna Barrett & Lorraine Bartlett: Jeff Resnick Mystery Series<\/p>\n Mike Befeler<\/a>: Paul Jacobson Geezer Lit Mystery Series<\/strong> (octogenarian)<\/p>\n Lilian Jackson Braun<\/a>:\u00a0The Cat Who Mystery Series\u00a0<\/strong>(journalist)<\/p>\n Simon Brett<\/a>: Charles Paris Mystery Series<\/strong> (actor)<\/p>\n C. S. Challinor<\/a>: Rex Graves Mystery Series<\/strong> (Scottish barrister)<\/p>\n G. K. Chesterton<\/a>: Father Brown Mystery Series <\/strong>(British priest)<\/p>\n Jeffrey Cohen<\/a> (aka E. J. Copperman): Aaron Tucker Mystery Series<\/strong> (stay-at-home dad)<\/p>\n Jeffrey Cohen<\/a>\u00a0(aka E. J. Copperman): Double Feature Mystery Series<\/strong> (owner of a theater)<\/p>\n Edmund Crispin<\/a>:\u00a0Gervaise Fen Mystery Series<\/strong> (Oxford professor)<\/p>\n Lindsey Davis<\/a>: Marcus Didius Falco Mystery Series<\/strong> (ancient Roman detective)<\/p>\n Aaron Elkins<\/a>: Gideon Oliver Mystery Series<\/strong> (professor of Anthropology)<\/p>\n Janet Gleeson: The Grenadillo Box<\/a>\u00a0(journeyman carpenter)<\/p>\n Lee Goldberg<\/a>: Diagnosis Murder Mystery Series<\/strong> (doctor)<\/p>\n Jane Haddam<\/a>: Gregor Demarkian Mystery Series<\/strong> (retired FBI agent)<\/p>\n The Hardy Boys<\/strong>: Credited under Franklin W. Dixon, but written by many ghost authors<\/p>\n Edward D. Hoch:\u00a0Dr. Sam Hawthorn Mystery Series<\/strong> (country doctor)<\/p>\n Victoria Houston<\/a>: Loon Lake Fishing Mystery Series<\/strong> (retired dentist)<\/p>\n Miranda James<\/a> (aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James): \u00a0Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series<\/strong> (librarian)<\/p>\n Harry Kemelman<\/a>: Rabbi Small Mystery Series<\/strong> (rabbi)<\/p>\n John J. Lamb<\/a>: Bear Collectors’ Mystery Series<\/strong> (retired police detective)<\/p>\n Jane Langton<\/a>: Homer Kelly Mystery Series<\/strong> (professor)<\/p>\n Peter Lovesey<\/a>: Bertie, Prince of Wales Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Charlotte MacLeod<\/a> (aka Alisa Craig): Peter Shandy Mystery Series<\/strong> (professor)<\/p>\n Charlotte MacLeod<\/a>\u00a0(aka Alisa Craig): \u00a0Sarah Kelling Mystery Series<\/strong> (Max Bittersohn)<\/p>\n Deborah Morgan<\/a>: Antique Lovers’ Mystery Series<\/strong> (antiques dealer)<\/p>\n Tim Myers<\/a>\u00a0 (aka Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, & Casey Mayes): Lighthouse Inn Mystery Series (lighthouse inn keeper) & Soapmaking Mystery Series<\/strong> & Candlemaking Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Robin Paige<\/a> (aka Susan Wittig Albert and husband Bill Albert): Kate Ardleigh Sheridan & Sir Charles Sheridan Mystery Series<\/strong> (Victorian, nobility)<\/p>\n Hugh Pentecost: Pierre Chambrun Mystery Series<\/strong>\u00a0(hotel manager)<\/p>\n Ellis Peters<\/a>: Brother Cadfael Mystery Series <\/strong>(Medieval herbalist monk)<\/p>\n Ellery Queen<\/a>: Ellery Queen Mystery Series<\/strong> (mystery author)<\/p>\n David Roberts<\/a>: Lord Edward Corinth Mystery Series<\/strong> (nobility)<\/p>\n Sax Rohmer<\/a>: Fu Manchu Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Sapper<\/a>: Bulldog Drummond Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Dorothy L. Sayers<\/a>: Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Series <\/strong>(nobility)<\/p>\n Steven Saylor: Roma Sub Rosa Mystery Series<\/strong> (one century B.C. Roman investigator)<\/p>\n Malcolm Shuman<\/a>: Alan Graham Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n J. B. Stanley<\/a> (aka Jennifer Stanley, Ellery Adams, & 1\/2 of Lucy Arlington): Supper Club Mystery Series<\/strong> (“retired” professor, librarian)<\/p>\n Dornford Yates<\/a>: Chandos Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Margaret Yorke<\/a>: Dr. Patrick Grant Mystery Series<\/strong> (professor)<\/p>\n