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Andrew Vachss Book List

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Burke SeriesFlood (1985)Strega (1987)Blue Belle (1988)Hard Candy (1989)Blossom (1990)Sacrifice (1991)Down in the Zero (1994)Footsteps of the Hawk (1995)False Allegations (1996)Safe House (1998)Choice of Evil (1999)Dead and Gone (2000)Pain Management (2001)Only Child (2002)Down Here (2004)Mask Market (2006)Terminal (2007)Another Life (2008)Cross SeriesBlackjack (2012)Urban Renewal (2014)Drawing Dead (2016)Aftershock SeriesAftershock (2013)Shockwave (2014)Signwave (2015)Non-SeriesBorn Bad (1986) [SS]Shella (1993)Another Chance To …

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Michael Wiley Book List

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Joe Kozmarski SeriesKozmarski is a private investigator in Chicago, IllinoisThe Last Striptease (2007)The Bad Kitty Lounge (2010)A Bad Night’s Sleep (2011)Detective Daniel Turner SeriesDaniel Turner is a homicide detective in Jacksonville, FloridaBlue Avenue (2014)Second Skin (2015)Black Hammock (2016)Frankie Dast SeriesMonument Road (2017)Sam Kelson SeriesKeslon is a private investigator who, due to a bullet wound to …

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M.J. Trow Book List

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Lestrade SeriesThe series features 19th century Scotland Yard inspector Sholto Joseph LestradeThe Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985) APA: The Supreme Adventure of Inspector Lestrade (1985)Brigade: The Further Adventures of Lestrade (1986)Lestrade and the Hallowed House (1987)Lestrade and the Leviathan (1987)Lestrade and the Brother of Death (1988)Lestrade and the Ripper (1988)Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (1990)Lestrade …

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Dana Stabenow Book List

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Kate Shugak SeriesKate Shugak is a native Alaskan who previously worked as a DA investigatorA Cold Day for Murder (1992)A Fatal Thaw (1993)Dead in the Water (1993)A Cold-Blooded Business (1994)Play with Fire (1995)Blood Will Tell (1996)Breakup (1998)Killing Grounds (1998)Hunter’s Moon (1999)Midnight Come Again (2000)The Singing of the Dead (2001)A Fine and Bitter Snow (2002)A Grave …

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Laura Joh Rowland Book List

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Sano Ichiro SeriesIchiro is a samurai and private investigator for the shogun, in the 1600s in Edo, JapanShinju (1993)Bundori (1996)The Way of the Traitor (1997)The Concubine’s Tattoo (1998)The Samurai’s Wife (2000)Black Lotus (2001)The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (2002)The Dragon King’s Palace (2003)The Perfumed Sleeve (2004)Assassin’s Touch (2005)Red Chrysanthemum (2006)The Snow Empress (2007)The Fire Kimono …

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Kwei Quartey Book List

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Darko Dawson SeriesDawson is a CID Detective in Accra, GhanaWife of the Gods (2010)Children of the Street (2011)Murder at Cape Three Points (2014)Gold of Our Fathers (2016)Death by His Grace (2017)Emma Djan SeriesDjan is a private investigator who is based in Accra, GhanaThe Missing American (2020)Non-SeriesDeath At the Voyager Hotel (2013) (e-book)

Nick Petrie Book List

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Peter Ash SeriesAsh is a veteran who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He suffers from post-traumatic stress which manifests itself every time he goes indoors.The Drifter (2016)Burning Bright (2017)Light It Up (2018)Tear It Down (2019)The Wild One (2020)

Louisa Luna Book List

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Alice Vega SeriesAlice Vega is a bounty hunter who is based in California and she teams up with Max “Cap” Caplan who is a private investigator from Pennsylvania.Two Girls Down (2018)The Janes (2020)Non-SeriesSerious As  Heart Attack (2004)

Joe Ide Book List

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IQ SeriesThe central character in this series is Isaiah Quintabe who is known as IQ. The series is set in California and features a highly intelligent high school drop out who charges his clients whatever they can afford to payIQ (2016)Righteous (2017)Wrecked (2018)Hi Five (2020)