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Catherine Louisa Pirkis

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1841

Died

October 10, 1910

Genre

Crime, Mystery

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Catherine Louisa Pirkis (6 October 1839 – 4 October 1910) was a British author of detective fiction. Throughout her career as a writer, Pirkis would sometimes write under the name of "C.L. Pirkis", as to avoid gender association.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 2,091 ratings · 309 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective 3.57 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1894 — 349 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Redhill Sisterhood 3.47 avg rating — 78 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loveday Brooke: The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step by Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Anja Murez (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 73 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives by Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Janice Law (Goodreads Author), Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder at Troyte’s Hill 3.08 avg rating — 40 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawn Daggers 3.42 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost of Fountain Lane 3.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1894	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disappeared from Her Home (Black Heath Victorian Bookshelf) 3.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1877 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Princess's Vengeance 3.15 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing! 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We are all unworthy of a good woman’s love,” I answered. “But, thank Heaven, the good women don’t seem to realise it.”
― Catherine Louisa Pirkis, The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives

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“minutes, let”
― Catherine Louisa Pirkis, The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives

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“Character determines action,” she said, slowly, at last. “That is the secret of the great novelists. They put themselves behind and within their characters, and so make us feel that every act of their personages is not only natural but even—given the conditions—inevitable.”
― Catherine Louisa Pirkis, The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives

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