TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Barbara J. Watkins ................................................ i
Preface .................................................................................... iii
Acknowledgements ................................................................ vii
THE FIRST LADIES .............................................................. 1
Irene Delroy of Transcontinental Murder Mystery
Marie Revell of Nemesis, Inc.
Phyl Coe of Phyl Coe Mysteries
Carolyn Day of Carolyn Day, Detective
Kitty Keene of Kitty Keene, Inc.
IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT .................................................... 19
Ann Scotland of The Affairs of Ann Scotland
Diane LaVolta of Time For Love
Marty Ellis Bryant of Defense Attorney
Lady in Blue of Lady in Blue
Mary Vance of Miss Pinkerton, Inc.
Helen Holden of Helen Holden, Government Girl
Mary Sullivan of Policewoman
THE BETTER HALVES ...................................................... 53
Nora Charles of The Adventures of the Thin Man
Pam North of Mr. and Mrs. North
Jean Abbott of Abbott Mysteries
Gail Collins of It's a Crime, Mr. Collins
Sally Farrell of Front Page Farrell
Debby Spencer of Two on a Clue
Kitty Piper of Michael and Kitty
PARTNERS IN CRIME ....................................................... 95
Joan Adams of It's Murder
Terry Travers of Results, Inc.
Margot Lane of The Shadow
Patsy Bowen of Nick Carter, Master Detective
Ann Williams of Casey, Crime Photographer
Kay Fields of Dan Dunn, Secret Operative # 48
A NOSE FOR NEWS...AND CLUES ............................... 129
Wendy Warren of Wendy Warren and the News
Anne Rogers of Hot Copy
Calamity Jane of Calamity Jane
Sandra Martin of Lady of the Press
Linda Webster of City Desk
ME AND MY GAL FRIDAY .............................................. 149
Della Street of Perry Mason
Mrs. Mullet of The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall
Barbara Sutton of The Black Hood
June Sherman of Crime on the Waterfront
WELL, JUST FOR LAUGHS ............................................. 167
Sara Berner of Sara's Private Caper
Kitty Archer of McGarry and his Mouse
Jane Sherlock of Meet Miss Sherlock
Susan Bright of Susan Bright, Detective
MORE THAN JUST A SECRETARY ................................ 187
Carol Curtis of Stand By For Crime
"Pat" of Manhunt
Sandra Lake of Crime Files of Flamond
Rusty Fairfax of Danger, Mr. Danfield
Claire Brooks of Let George Do It
AND THE WINNER IS... ................................................. 211
Candy Matson of Candy Matson, YU 2-8209
Bibliography ........................................................................ 229
Chapter Sources ................................................................... 231
Index