Women, Crime, and NMSG

The hottest characters in crime these days seem to be women. Blowing Miss Jane Marple and Nancy Drew off the page, Janet Evanovich's Lizzy Tucker and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander represent the new breed of female sleuth—having the smarts and determination of their fictional forerunners but with a definite edge. NMSG produced both the best-selling "Girl" trilogy that features Salander and Evanovich's latest novel in her "Wicked" series, Wicked Business, which recently topped bestseller lists.

On the other side of the law, Gillian Flynn's protagonist, Amy Dunne, uses her intelligence to mastermind a twisted plot of marital revenge in the critically acclaimed novel Gone Girl, which soared up the bestseller charts and has remained there for months. NMSG composed both the hardcover and paperback editions.

(To view book jackets and inside spreads from these titles, please see our Portfolio, under "Fiction.")