Bleak Water by Danuta Reah
a body turns up in the water, the painting stops looking like art and starts looking like a map
Intrigue/Thriller
Booked For Murder (Lindsay Gordon Crime Series, Book 5) by V.L. McDermid
This is a collection of short crime fiction, not a long-form novel. It’s useful for your database because it features Kate Brannigan—McDermid’s private investigator who happens to be a lesbian—but you won’t find a single, sustained narrative here. McDermid uses the shorter format to experiment with different voices. You get a mix of hard-boiled grit, … Read more
Surviving Reagan by Isabella
A protection specialist and her ex-lover must thwart a terrorist plot in Abu Dhabi.
Shadow Work by Montana Carr
In a gritty urban landscape, PI Marti Starova investigates a deadly counterfeit drug ring while navigating her own addictions and volatile relationships with the women in her life
Dominance by V.C. Kincade
Detective Morgan Blackburn commands New Dresden’s Homicide Division with icy perfection and methods that push ethical boundaries.
The Familiar Dark by Montana Carr
In The Familiar Dark, even doing the right thing can lead to handcuffs, and sometimes justice wears the face of tragedy.
Manipulation by V.C. Kincade
Detective Morgan Blackburn returns to Homicide under a cloud of scandal, her every move scrutinized by a hostile press and a terrified department.
The Fifth Target by Gloria Duncan
For Detective Carolyn Hall, the rules are simple: trust your partner, follow the evidence.
Judex: Ceige and Sloane by Zahra Delsine
In a frozen dystopian future, two rival ‘Judex’—part cop, part assassin—must form a fragile alliance to take down a powerful biotech executive, leading to a dangerous romance and the exposure of a corporate conspiracy
Now You Don’t by Fiona Townsend
Detective Cal Dempsey has spent twenty years building walls between her work and her life.