Give My Secrets Back by Kate Allen

Lesbian cop Alison Kaine and her friend Michelle find the body of Katie Copper, popular lesbian author of the Blaze Bad Girl series.

The police rule it an accidental death, and Michelle, with Alison’s reluctant help, is left to pack up the dead woman’s belongings. But where are the missing computer files containing the chapters of Katie’s newest book? And where are the missing beneficiaries – her sister and niece? Perhaps this case is not as simple as it seems.

Alison and her riotous extended family, including her sexy girlfriend, Stacy, are back and eager to help investigate – that is, unless they’re busy helping Liz compete for the title of Ms Leather Colorado.

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Allen's well-written murder mystery eventually spurts a heart pounding ending, on the way to it exploring both polarization in the lesbian community over S/M and issues of violence towards women.

This is a series for those who find kinky villains predictable. Officer Alison Kane of the Denver police department is a BDSM afficianado. Her lover is a professional dominatrix. And the Denver Police Department is alright with that. Riiiight. These books are not very realistic, but they do offer a point of view rarely encountered in mainstream mysteries.