Items25The creator’s order
  1. 1Missing American (2020)Missing American (2020) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2020Emma Djan joins an Accra detective agency after her police career closes down. A missing American and an internet romance scam give her a case that requires patient attention to how people earn trust, exchange favours and hide exploitation. Quartey makes her new professional footing part of the…0
  2. 2The Widows of Malabar Hill (2018)The Widows of Malabar Hill (2018) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2018Perveen Mistry’s legal training gives her access to three secluded widows whose inheritance arrangements raise troubling questions. Set in 1920s Bombay, this first Perveen mystery makes listening, understanding consent and noticing who can speak freely into investigative skills. Her own history…0
  3. 3The Unquiet Dead (2015)The Unquiet Dead (2015) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2015Rachel Getty shares the investigation with Esa Khattak in this Toronto police novel. A death near the cliffs opens questions about a man’s identity and the aftermath of the Bosnian war. Getty’s observations and her developing working relationship with Khattak matter, while testimony carries a…0
  4. 4The last place you look (2017)The last place you look (2017) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2017Roxane Weary takes a missing-person enquiry with a death-row deadline while struggling with her father’s death and her own drinking. The Columbus private investigator has useful instincts, but grief and poor decisions complicate how she uses them. Lepionka links the old case to questions about…0
  5. 5The Dime (2017)The Dime (2017) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2017Betty Rhyzyk moves from Brooklyn policing to a Dallas narcotics unit, where knowing how to work does not mean knowing the local rules. Her girlfriend, colleagues and difficult family history give her relationships to negotiate as well as criminals to pursue. The first Betty novel is an energetic…0
  6. 6Follow Her Home (2013)Follow Her Home (2013)Published 1 Jan 2013Juniper Song knows Los Angeles noir through reading before she has much experience conducting an investigation. A favour for a friend draws her into a suspected affair and then something much more dangerous. Cha lets the gap between an attractive detective story and the consequences of meddling do…0
  7. 7The cutting season (2012)The cutting season (2012) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2012Caren Gray manages Belle Vie, a Louisiana plantation turned historic attraction. When a woman is found dead nearby, Caren’s work, family ties and knowledge of the property make her involvement convincing. Locke connects the present labour force with the stories the site tells about slavery and the…0
  8. 8Land of shadows (2014)Land of shadows (2014)Published 1 Jan 2014Lou Norton’s knowledge of the Los Angeles neighbourhood is an investigative advantage, until the death of a teenage girl begins to connect with her own missing sister. Her new police partner brings different assumptions to the same evidence. In this first Norton case, Hall gives professional…0
  9. 9While Justice Sleeps (2021)While Justice Sleeps (2021) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2021Avery Keene is a Supreme Court law clerk who becomes the legal guardian of a comatose justice. His unfinished concerns pull her into a conspiracy involving a corporate case, while her own family already makes heavy demands on her. The first Avery novel adds a different professional route into…0
  10. 10A murder of magpies (2014)A murder of magpies (2014) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2014London book editor Samantha Clair notices the professional details other people would dismiss: manuscripts, messages, office habits and an author who has gone missing. Her mother, neighbours and colleagues give this first Sam Clair mystery an adult social world as well as a comic voice. Also…0