'Prime Suspect' to 'Charlie's Angels': Our favorite female crime-solvers

Played by: Kristen Bell in "Veronica Mars"

Why we like her: Because she was Nancy Drew crossed with Philip Marlowe. Working for her private-eye dad (Enrico Colantoni), Veronica solved everything from smallish scandals at her high school to the gruesome murder of her best friend, dispatching great one-liners along with justice.

-- Rick Porter