The price for the truth might be their family.When Theo and Auggie return home—safe and sound and miraculously alive after being dragged into a murder investigation—all Theo wants is for life to get back to normal. No more murders. No more investigations. Nothing, in other words, that might put Auggie in danger.But when a girl from school goes missing, Theo finds himself reluctantly drawn into looking for her. Shaniyah was his former student, for one reason...

With friends like these, who needs enemies?Private detective Luka Meer doesn’t get the most glamorous cases, but he knows the underbelly of St. Louis better than just about anyone, and he’s got a bad case of white knight syndrome.In these four stories, join Luka as he helps friends, family, and even the occasional client. He’ll have to face down dirty cops, crime lords, embezzlers, and more, but hey—it’s all in a day’s work. And if he’s lucky, he might even...

Sometimes, the most dangerous animals are the ones you let inside.When a man hires Emery Hazard to track down a teenager who, he claims, robbed him, Hazard isn’t convinced. The story has holes in it, and the client seems eager—too eager—to keep the authorities from getting involved. But Hazard is willing to play along; he suspects something much darker is going on, and he wants to know what it is.Then his husband, John-Henry Somerset, connects the boy in qu...

Come to Missouri! See the sights! Solve a murder!When Teancum Leon, a wildlife veterinarian, and his husband, semi-reformed conman Jeremiah Berger, go to a conference in central Missouri, they’re expecting a short and uneventful trip. Tean will present a paper, attend a few panels, and network (under duress). Jem is looking forward to unlimited poolside drinks, some well-deserved couple time, and peace and quiet.Instead, they find themselves drawn into a fr...

Keep it simple, stupid.After spending his whole life taking care of his family, Fernando Lopez is ready for simple. His younger brothers have grown up and moved out of the house. His mom is stable—or as close to stable as she’s ever going to get. He’s even got a shot at his dream job if he can just play his cards right.Everything is going great until one morning, Fer finds a baby in his kitchen. And not just any baby—his brother Chuy’s infant daughter. With...

Pics, or it didn’t happen.Thuggiana is a collection of short stories connected to The First Quarto. It includes the following:“The Slightest Folly”This prequel provides a glimpse into Auggie’s and Theo’s lives in high school. It takes place before They Told Me I Was Everything.“As School-Boys from Their Books”A series of vignettes set shortly after the events of They Told Me I Was Everything.“The Wo...

Distractions are a dime a dozen.Tangents (Volume 2) is a collection of flash fiction stories set in the Hazardverse. It includes the following:“Team-Building”North joins a softball team. Unfortunately, so does Jadon.“Date Night”Emery and John-Henry stumble across a familiar face in a new restaurant.“The First Annual Leon Family Reunion”Tean and Jem take their foster daughters to a family reunion.“Prid...

Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:“Tickets to the Gun Show”Emery Hazard just wants to take his boyfriend to a concert, but some people are assholes. (Takes place before Guilt by Association)“When the Road Rises Up”Hazard and Somers go on their first vacation as a couple, but when no one can explain the sound of a crying child at night, Hazard decides to investigate. (Takes place before Reasonable Doubt)...

Having a father can be hard. Being a good one might be even harder.The call-out for the double homicide, when it comes, is a strange one: two men gunned down in a motel room, no witnesses, no real clues. Even stranger, the men were enemies, and no one seems to know why they were in that motel room together. And stranger still, people won’t stop calling John-Henry Somerset, telling him he needs to find some answers—preferably nice, easy ones—fast.Hazard and ...

Every victory comes at a cost.The trail has gone cold. For months now, Emery Hazard and John-Henry Somerset have been trying to find something—anything—that might help them uncover the truth about the criminal organization operating out of the Cottonmouth Club. But every lead has turned out to be a dead end, and every step forward has cost them two steps back.Until, one night, John-Henry is arrested for a terrible crime.As their friends gather again...

“哈扎德与萨莫塞特探案集”系列之一由于为人过于耿直，警探哈扎德被降职从圣路易斯市警局下放到老家小城，却发现新搭档是高中时霸凌过自己的校草约翰-亨利·萨莫塞特。豪爽英俊的萨莫塞特表面依然风光无限，他声称自己早已改过自新，并且不顾哈扎德的反感，各种讨好迎合，只求哈扎德给他一个弥补二人关系的机会。随着一具无名焦尸的出现，平静的小城掀起不大不小的波澜，而两名警探心底的秘密也逐渐浮出水面。原文标题：Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset #1)作者：Gregory Ashe译者：Bloodxsnow校译：硫酸铜修订：蓝蓝封面绘画：Deer_White封面设计：Kirkland排版：腐腐de晸语言：简体中文

An embattled author. Fanatical parents. A son who can’t stay out of trouble. It’s the last one that’ll probably kill him.When Emery Hazard gets drawn into a brawl at a monthly school board meeting, he knows he’s in trouble; his husband, John-Henry Somerset, is chief of police, and they’re already under enough scrutiny as they try to finalize their foster son’s permanency plan.Hazard’s actions, however, have an unexpected consequence: a woman shows up at his...