Crime fiction that passes the Bechdel Test (45 books)

Crime fiction here being defined as not-cozies and not-romances.

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1	Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) by Denise Mina (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 9,833 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	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
2	With Child (Kate Martinelli, #3) by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 3,787 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	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
3	Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.79 avg rating — 122,161 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	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
4	Field of Blood (Paddy Meehan, #1) by Denise Mina (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 4,909 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	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
5	Exile (Garnethill, #2) by Denise Mina (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,951 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	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
6	The Sugar House (Tess Monaghan, #5) by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 5,352 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	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
7	The Reborn by Lin Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 950 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White #1) by Barbara Neely 3.76 avg rating — 5,198 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	Dirt Nap Rhapsody by Jules Cassard (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	South of Nowhere (Julia Kalas, #2) by Minerva Koenig (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	The Health of Strangers (Health of Strangers, #1) by Lesley Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	Mi querido asesino en serie (Petra Delicado, #11) by Alicia Giménez Bartlett 3.80 avg rating — 1,046 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	Angel of Death (Inspector Sheehan Mysteries, #1) by Brian O'Hare (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 853 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
14	Driftnet by Lin Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 2,664 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
14	Nine Days (Julia Kalas, #1) by Minerva Koenig (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
14	La Sirena Roja (Chassereau y Macua, #1) by Noelia Lorenzo Pino 3.74 avg rating — 453 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
17	I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 38,259 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
17	La chica olvidada (Chassereau y Macua, #2) by Noelia Lorenzo Pino 4.01 avg rating — 351 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
19	Corazones negros (Chassereau y Macua, #3) by Noelia Lorenzo Pino 4.16 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
20	The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 2,300 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
20	Estudio en Lila by Maria Antònia Oliver 3.35 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
22	The Red Room by Nicci French 3.61 avg rating — 5,975 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
23	I Left My Heart by Jaye Maiman 4.04 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
24	In the Game by Nikki Baker 3.42 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
25	The Reckoning (Maeve Kerrigan, #2) by Jane Casey (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 9,256 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
26	The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, #1) by Jane Casey (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 14,573 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
27	Murder Most Mellow (Kate Jasper, #3) by Jaqueline Girdner 3.17 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
28	The Deadhouse (Alexandra Cooper, #4) by Linda Fairstein (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 4,610 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
29	The Chalk Girl (Kathleen Mallory, #10) by Carol O'Connell 4.04 avg rating — 3,628 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
30	Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper, #15) by Linda Fairstein (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 4,454 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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
31	Murder Alfresco (A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery, #3) by Nadia Gordon 3.51 avg rating — 367 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
32	Murder Sets Seed (Bretta Solomon, #2) by Janis Harrison 3.55 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
33	Final Cut (Rhona MacLeod #6) by Lin Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 979 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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
34	Too Close for Comfort (Jo Birmingham #3) by Niamh O'Connor 3.50 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	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
35	A Wild and Lonely Place (Sharon McCone, #15) by Marcia Muller 4.08 avg rating — 2,246 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	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
36	Asylum (Martine LeDuc, #1) by Jeannette de Beauvoir (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 578 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	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
37	The Last of Her Lies by Jean Taylor 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	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
38	Kindred Crimes (Jeri Howard Mystery #1) by Janet Dawson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,822 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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
39	The Skeleton Road (Inspector Karen Pirie, #3) by Val McDermid really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,873 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	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
40	One by One by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 218,417 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	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
41	The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 41,314 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	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
42	Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5) by Val McDermid 4.18 avg rating — 11,116 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	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
43	Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope, #6) by Ann Cleeves (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13,802 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	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
44	Nemesis by Agatha Christie 3.87 avg rating — 44,390 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	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
45	Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 3.99 avg rating — 52,129 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	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