Inside the Minds of Female Crime Solvers

Categories: Trauma | Women

Moderated by Carmen Amato, Ellie Andrews Pat and Roger Johns explore what makes female crime solvers compelling on the page. They discuss motivation, emotional depth, and how trauma, resilience, and personal history shape women who pursue justice in fiction.

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