Payback by Charlotte Mills
A lesbian detective novel set in rural Cheshire, where a disgraced London cop and her no-nonsense new boss investigate arson, murder, and their own inconvenient attraction.
Mystery
The Admirer by Karelia Stetz-Waters
A lesbian psychological thriller in which a college president investigating a serial killer begins to doubt whether the killer — or her own unraveling mind — is the greater threat.
The Acquittal by Anne Laughlin
A lesbian PI thriller in which a disgraced ex-cop investigates an acquitted publisher — and stumbles into a kidnapping that changes everything.
Only Darkness by Danuta Reah
A psychological thriller set in Sheffield, where a linguist’s world unravels after a murder reveals how close danger has always been. First in the Suzanne Milner series.
Murder At The Con by Riley Adair Garret; Taylor James
A lesbian mystery-romance set at a literary conference in Arizona, where a demoted detective and a murder-mystery novelist find the crime a little too close to fiction.
Mayberry Murders by Kate Merrill
A lesbian mystery set in small-town North Carolina, where a sculptor’s grandmother leaves behind two hundred acres, a hidden family, and at least one killer.
The Two Faces Of January by Patricia Highsmith
A young drifter and a con artist are bound by murder and a strange psychological obsession.
Stranded by V.L. McDermid
A short story collection from one of crime fiction’s most important openly lesbian voices, ranging across continents, genres, and the nature of crime itself.
Can I Trust Her? by Lucas Frances
Two estranged former sweethearts investigate a classmate’s suspicious death while confronting their own painful, unresolved past.
Moonlight Avenue by Gerri Hill
An ex-cop and her detective ex-lover reunite to solve grisly murders while dodging a killer.