The most popular female protagonist books of 2020

These books have a woman or a girl at the center. She may be a warrior, a detective, a scientist, a queen or someone getting through an ordinary week. Whatever the genre, the story is hers. The heroines are of every kind. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

See also Fantasy with a female lead

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Hide Away
Cover of Hide Away

Hide Away

Jason Pinter

Published 2020

368 pages

A Broken Bone
Cover of A Broken Bone

A Broken Bone

Melinda Leigh

Published 2020

83 pages

The 20th Victim
Cover of The 20th Victim

The 20th Victim

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, January LaVoy

2020 · 2021 edition

448 pages

1st Case
Cover of 1st Case

1st Case

James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts

2020 · 2021 edition

352 pages

Outsider
Cover of Outsider

Outsider

Linda Castillo

Published 2020

320 pages