MARY BOWEN HALL

CHARACTER:	EMMA CHIZZIT
CATEGORY:	AMATEUR

If you're looking for a series with an older woman, who doesn't dither, doesn't take guff from anyone, and doesn't need to go to a gym to keep fit, Emma Chizzit, the Sacramento junk dealer, is just the ticket. Older women in detectives stories have traditionally been brainy, but not very physical. Not this woman! Emma's worked hard all her life, and she supplements her Social Security check by landscaping and running a salvage business, doing all the physical labor herself. These books are fun.

Emma Chizzit And The Queen Anne Killer
Emma Chizzit And The Sacramento Stalker
Emma Chizzit And The Napa Nemesis
Emma Chizzit And The Mother Lode Marauder