LGBTQ+ Mysteries

Mysteries featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Magic for Liars
Sarah Gailey
Paper Book
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it....
The Long Call
Ann Cleeves
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! NOW A BRITBOX SERIES STARRING BEN ALDRIDGE AND PEARL MACKIE The Long Call from Ann Cleeves--bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows-...
Murder Games
James Patterson
Paper Book
A criminal behavior expert teams up with an NYPD detective to track down a criminal in the novel that inspired the hit CBS TV series starring Alan Cumming. Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally: he's a renowned, bestselling...
The Postscript Murders
Elly Griffiths
Paper Book
"This droll romp is a latter-day Miss Marple." --Washington Post Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary mystery perfect for fans of Anthony...
The Verifiers
Jane Pek
Paper Book
ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST MYSTERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR * Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people's online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City. Until...
Who Is Vera Kelly?
Rosalie Knecht
Paper Book
New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. ...
Fortune Favors the Dead
Stephen Spotswood
Paper Book
A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages. "Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most...
The Last Place You Look
Kristen Lepionka
Paper Book
"Roxane is a wonderfully complex character...This is a remarkably accomplished debut mystery, with sensitive character development and a heart-stopping denouement. Let's hope there are more Roxane Weary novels on the way."--Booklist (starred review) 2018 Shamus Award Winner...
The Paradox Hotel
Rob Hart
Paper Book
"Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller."--The Boston Globe   An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of...
The Dime
Kathleen Kent
Paper Book
Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas in this "violent, sexy, and completely absorbing" Edgar Award nominee, the first novel in the acclaimed Betty Rhyzyhk series (Kirkus Reviews).   Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart....
And There He Kept Her
Joshua Moehling
Paper Book
"A dark and complex mystery that will consume you."--Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight They thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong. When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a...
Firewatching
Russ Thomas
Paper Book
"A pitch-perfect blend of the best of the old and the best of the new--all the traditional strengths and charms are here, with a fresh and relevant twenty first-century edge. I loved it."--Lee Child A taut and ambitious police procedural debut introducing Detective Sergeant Adam...
The Best Bad Things
Katrina Carrasco
Paper Book
**Finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Lambda Award in Bisexual Fiction** "Sexy, fun, serious and unputdownable." --Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post "Brazen, brawny, sexy . . . full of unforgettable characters and insatiable...
By Way of Sorrow
Robyn Gigl
Paper Book
"Emotionally resonant...Gigl is too astute and compassionate a writer to create cartoon villainy out of anti-trans attitudes...quietly groundbreaking."-The New York Times Book Review In a fresh and riveting thriller debut, Robyn Gigl introduces Erin McCabe, a New...
Devil's Chew Toy
Rob Osler
Paper Book
2023 LEFT COAST CRIME LEFTY AWARD NOMINATION- Best Debut Mystery Novel 2023 AGATHA AWARD NOMINATION- Best First Novel 2023 ANTHONY AWARD FINALIST- Best Novel 2023 MACAVITY AWARD NOMINATION- Best First Mystery A POPSUGAR BEST MYSTERY OF 2022 A BOOKRIOT BEST...
Renovated to Death
Frank Anthony Polito
Paper Book
It's Hart to Hart via HGTV in award-winning author and playwright Frank Anthony Polito's fabulous new cozy mystery series featuring a gay couple who solve crimes while renovating houses in suburban Detroit as part of their hit reality show Domestic Partners. ...

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