**2023 LEFT COAST CRIME LEFTY AWARD NOMINATION: Best Debut Mystery Novel2023 AGATHA AWARD NOMINATION: Best First Novel2023 ANTHONY AWARD FINALIST: Best Novel2023 MACAVITY AWARD NOMINATION: Best First MysteryA POPSUGAR BEST MYSTERY OF 2022A BOOKRIOT BEST MYSTERY OF 2022A CRIMEREADS BEST MYSTERY OF 2022Perfect for fans of T.J. Klune, Becky Abertalli, and David Levithan, this hilarious, big-hearted LGBTQ+ mystery follows an unlucky in love—an...

**Instant USA Today bestseller!The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil’s Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the first female detective at the Windy City's Prescott Agency...**Chicago, 1898. Rough-around-th...

Harriet Morrow, a spunky, bike-riding, independent, lesbian P.I. in turn-of-the-20th century Chicago, is back on the case in this brilliant historical mystery inspired by a real-life Windy City detective – from the****acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil’s Chew Toy. For fans of Lev AC Rosen, Ashley Weaver, and Stephen Spotswood.Chicago, 1898. In the midst of the Progressive Era, twenty...

**2025 LEFTY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERY NOVEL!2025 ANTHONY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST COZY/HUMOROUS NOVEL!In this rollicking mystery sure to delight fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club and Robert Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club series, the circus becomes the stage for a high-profile murder investigation.With quirky LGBTQ+ amateur sleuths, Cirque du Slay will delight readers looking for a madcap mystery with high-flying excitement!**Pi...

At a lavish villa in Northern Italy, a very prim British butler finds himself immersed in a very messy murder in this deliciously twisting novel of psychological suspense from the 2-time Lefty Award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of Devil’s Chew Toy and the Harriet Morrow Investigates novels.Palatial Villa Serena lives up to its name—a breathtaking, tranquil residence with ...

Chicago, 1899**. Amid the tireless work of the women’s rights movement, a wealthy heiress suffragist’s desire to escape an unhappy marriage draws detective Harriet Morrow into a whirlpool of deception, lies, and murder . . .**Chicago detective Harriet Morrow’s new assignment is strictly confidential. Suffragette Helen Breitweiss entrusted her family jewels to her dashing piano teacher, Alan Phelps. The plan was for him to sell them so they could run off to...

Instant USA Today bestseller!The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil’s Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the first female detective at the Windy City's P...

Chicago, 1898. In the midst of the Progressive Era, twenty-one-year-old junior detective Harriet Morrow is determined to prove she's more than a lucky hire as the Prescott Agency's first woman operative. But her latest challenge—a murder case steeped in scandal—could become a deadly setback . . .As the Windy City thaws from a harsh winter, Harriet Morrow finds herself doubting her investigative skills when she's assigned to solve a high-stakes murder case ...

Seattle teacher and part-time blogger Hayden McCall wakes up sporting one hell of a shiner, with the police knocking at his door. It seems that his new crush, dancer Camilo Rodriguez, has gone missing, and they suspect foul play. What happened the night before? And where is Camilo? Determined to find answers, pint-sized, good-hearted Hayden seeks out two of Camilo’s friends—Hollister and Burley—both lesbians and both fiercely devoted to their friend. From them, Hayden learns that Camilo is...

Chicago, 1899. Amid the tireless work of the women's rights movement, a wealthy heiress suffragist's desire to escape an unhappy marriage draws detective Harriet Morrow into a whirlpool of deception, lies, and murder . . .Chicago detective Harriet Morrow's new assignment is strictly confidential. Suffragette Helen Breitweiss entrusted her family jewels to her dashing piano teacher, Alan Phelps. The plan was for him to sell them so they cou...

Some people read auras—a light or color that surrounds others, revealing their character or emotions. Lise Bloom reads ribbons—of fragrance, that is. Whether she's around old friends or new, fragrance often unfurls from them—an ability called "clairalience."Hoping to gain insight into her gift, Lise works at the Lucky Lotus, a New Age shop. Unfortunately, the oils the owner, Dyann, concocts, nauseate Lise and impede her sense of scent. Worse, the shop feels more like wealthy Dyann'...

It isn't how chef Bridget "Bunny" MacBride imagined her own cooking show unfolding. But, if preparing historic meals with a modern flair is what it takes to get her cooking on the air, she can deliver, even if her dinner guest is a ghost. For their first episode, the Food & Spirits team sets off to investigate Bramsford Manor, a historic house turned famously haunted hotel, in picturesque Hampshire, England. The sprawling estate is said to be home to the Mistletoe Bride, a young w...