Honey West | |
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First appearance | This Girl for Hire (1957) |
Created by | G.G. Fickling |
Portrayed by | Anne Francis (TV series) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | private detective |
Honey West is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym "G.G. Fickling", and appearing in eleven mystery novels by the duo.
The character is notable as being one of the first female private detectives in popular fiction. She first appeared in the 1957 book This Girl for Hire and would appear in nine novels before being retired in the mid-1960s, with two comeback novels in 1971.[1]