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Everyone loves a good mystery novel and these pages are full of them! We've got dashing dyke detectives, cops, private eyes and a whole range amateur sleuths who set out to solve crimes and save the day. If you're looking for a little action in your reading, this is the place to find it!

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	All Books by Ellen Hart - Author of : Hunting the Witch (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Mass Market Paperback - 400 pages (December 2000) Minotaur Books; ISBN: 0312973195 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Jane Lawless's lover Julia is on some kind of a scam but won't divulge any details. When one of Julia's clients is found hanging in the lift shaft of a country club Jane finds herself immersed in mystery upon mystery as she begins investigating." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Ellen Hart - Author of : A Small Sacrifice Mass Market Paperback (January 1996) Unknown; ISBN: 0345391136 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; A crime thriller featuring investigator Jane Lawless, in which Jane's best friend Cordelia accepts an invitation to a college reunion, and animosities and jealousies from the past begin to resurface when one of the group is murdered." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Ellen Hart - Author of : Hallowed Murder Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition (September 1993) Ballantine Books; ISBN: 0345381408 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Lesbian amateur sleuth Jane Lawless and her sidekick Cordelia investigate the alleged drowning of University of Minnesota student and Kappa Alpha Sigma sister Allison Lord." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Ellen Hart - Author of : Immaculate Midnight Hardcover: 384 pages ; 1st edition (July 2002) Minotaur Books; ISBN: 0312266766 *~~ Featured Book Review ~~* "Ray Lawless, prominent defense attorney and father of Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless, tries his biggest case yet defending an accused serial murderer and arsonist whom the media has dubbed "The Fireman." Ray's client is eventually convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, though he proclaims his innocence to the end, and a few days later, he kills himself in his cell. But someone in The Fireman's life can't let go, and, blaming Ray for the man's death, plots a meticulous revenge. Both Jane and her brother Peter, who is already under terrible stress because of a troubled marriage, feel the heat of the avenger's plan. But Jane is intimately familiar with danger, and she's never been one to shrink from a fight. With the help of her best friend Cordelia, Jane sets out to discover why this person is so determined to undo her family. When she begins to dig into The Fireman's life, the puzzle unravels, leading Jane to a final confrontation with someone bent on making the Lawlesses pay, perhaps with their lives." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Cherry Hartman - Author of : The Well-Heeled Murders Paperback (September 1996) Spinsters Ink; ISBN: 1883523109 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Therapist Morgan McRain has a penchant for sleuthing in Portland, Oregon. When members of a partner swapping club are found dead one after another, with their shoes removed, Morgan and police detective Sam Reynolds are determined to find out who is behind these bizarre murders." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Barbara Johnson - Author of : Bad Moon Rising: A Colleen Fitzgerald Mystery Paperback - 208 pages (August 1998) Naiad Pr; ISBN: 1562802119 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Porn star Amber Rose is found dead from an overdose, but what seems like a routine case turns ugly as insurance investigator Colleen Fitzgerald delves into the sordid underbelly of the sex industry." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Bett Reece Johnson - Author of : Woman Who Knew Too Much: A Cordelia Morgan Mystery Paperback - 253 pages (October 1, 1998) Cleis Pr; ISBN: 1573440450 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Stunning debut mystery featuring two compelling female "sleuths" - Jet Butler, a reclusive writer who narrates this tale of murder, water rights, and deadly designer drugs, and Cordelia Morgan, a shadow figure who gradually reveals herself as a kind of international "hit artist" working for a private "contracting" firm called The Company." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Bett Reece Johnson - Author of : The Woman Who Rode to the Moon : A Cordelia Morgan Mystery Paperback - 300 pages (October 1999) Cleis Pr; ISBN: 1573440868 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Amateur Sleuth - Betrayed by a friend and her life in a shambles, J. S. Symkin heads for the relative repose of a gated community in Colorado but finds danger and adventure waiting for her there as well." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Katherine E. Kreuter - Author of : Cloud 9 Affair Paperback - 201 pages (September 1, 1997) Rising Tide Pub; ISBN: 1883061164 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; International Psychological Thriller" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Katherine E. Kreuter - Author of : The Deposition Paperback - 211 pages (August 8, 2000) Rising Tide Pr; ISBN: 188306130X "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; It is April in Paris, and G.B. is plotting the finest caper of all. Central to her scheme are her lover, artist Simone Franklin; an ageing quartet of French feminists as ludicrous as they are loveable; and Claude Monet's famous Sunrise, a painting that gave impressionism its name. Simultaneously, G.B. is writing a novel in the form of a lawyer's deposition, laying bare the intimate story of Simone and her former lover Aggie Gretch. As a series of startling depositions - both legal and illegal - unravel, G.B.'s twin tales twist and turn. A provocative and hilarious novel that resonates with gasps and guffaws, as the caper to end all capers writes its own ending." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Carole LaFavor - Author of : Along the Journey River Paperback - 192 pages (March 1996) Firebrand Books; ISBN: 1563410702 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Teacher Renee LaRoche lives and works among her fellow Red Earth Ojibwa on Minnesota's northern plains. She turns amateur sleuth when priceless ceremonial artifacts are missing and the tribal chief is found with a bullet in his back. Her white lover, Samantha, who already wonders whether love will ever bridge the cultural gap between them, soon despairs of diverting Renee from an increasingly dangerous path of investigation. "Suits" (i.e., the FBI investigators responsible for Indian affairs) come to complicate the case, yet Native American wisdom prevails. Meanwhile, readers will learn Ojibwa words of greeting and blessing as they enjoy a lesbian mystery that adds some cultural diversity to that subgenre." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Carole LaFavor - Author of : Evil Dead Center : A Mystery Paperback - 216 pages (November 1997) Firebrand Books; ISBN: 1563410885 "Lesbian Mystery Novels, Lesbian Detectives and Thrillers; Fans of lesbian mysteries who have been looking for diverse characters will be happy to see Evil Dead Center, the second in a series featuring Ojibwa sleuth Renee LaRoche. When the white coroner near Red Earth reservation dismisses the death of a Native American woman as death by alcohol and exposure, Renee and her former lover, American Indian Movement activist Cal Beltrain, investigate. While navigating the detritus of their relationship, "Runner" and Cal discover a case that involves the abuse of Ojibwa kids placed in white foster homes. In addition to being a mystery, Evil Dead Center shows the different lives that Renee leads on and off the reservation, and how she negotiates her life as a two-spirit Native American queer person in a largely white, straight world." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:

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