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

Played by: Kathleen Turner in "V.I. Warshawski"

Why we like her: A lean, mean white-collar-crime-fighting machine, Vic prefers jeans and sweats to dresses, sleeps in the nude and favors the greasiest of breakfasts. What's not to like?

-- Denise Martin