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Robert Andrews, A Murder of Honor. Mystery
Two homicide detectives in DC who are considered troublemakers by the top brass are assigned to investigate the drive-by shooting of an activist priest. First in a series.

John Ball, In the Heat of the Night. Mystery
African-American homicide expert Virgil Tibbs must join forces with the cops in a small Southern town when an orchestra conductor is killed. 1st in a series.

William Bayer, Switch. Mystery
NYPD Detective Frank Janek knows he’s entering the realm of madness when the corpses of a call girl and a schoolteacher are found with their heads switched. First in a series.

Alice Blanchard, Darkness Peering. Fiction
A big-city cop who relocated to a small Maine town to make a better life for his family must question his own son about the death of a teenage girl.

James Lee Burke, Neon Rain. Mystery
New Orleans cop Dave Robicheaux discovers a body while fishing in a back-country bayou. 1st in a series.

Stephen Cannell, The Tin Collectors. Fiction
LAPD Sgt. Shane Scully is the target of an Internal Affairs investigation after he shoots his former partner to stop him from killing his wife. First in a series.

William Caunitz, One Police Plaza. Fiction
Detective Dan Malone of New York’s 5th Precinct thinks he has a straightforward murder on his hands, but he soon unearths a conspiracy that could rock the department to its core.

Michael Connelly, The Black Echo. Mystery
LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch finds the body of a friend in an abandoned water tunnel and discovers that the man was using the tunneling skills he’d learned in Vietnam to rob a bank. 1st in a series.

K.C. Constantine, Grievance. Mystery
In a Pennsylvania industrial town, Rugs Carlucci investigates the death of a steel magnate who let his plant close, ruining many local lives. Part of a series.

Robert Crais, Demolition Angel. Mystery
LA bomb squad detective Carol Starkey—haunted by the explosion that maimed her and killed her lover—investigates a series of explosions.

Bill Crider, Too Late to Die. Mystery
Sheriff Dan Rhodes’ sleepy Texas community is rocked by the murder of a recently married woman who entertained many gentleman callers. 1st in a series.

Robert Daley, Wall of Brass. Fiction
When the New York City Police Commissioner is murdered, his former partner—now the Chief of Detectives—has 10 days to solve the case.

Barbara D’Amato, Help Me Please. Mystery
It’s a race against time for Chicago detective Polly Kelly when a kidnapper launches a web site showing his 3-year-old victim isolated in a room with no food.

Ed Dee, 14 Peck Slip. Fiction
NYPD detective Joe Gregory & his partner Anthony Ryan are at odds during the investigation of the 20-year-old murder of a corrupt cop. First in a series.

James Doss, The Shaman Sings. Mystery
Colorado Police Chief Scott Parris is assisted by an Ute shaman when a grad student doing groundbreaking research on superconductivity is killed. 1st in a series.

Loren Estleman, Stress. Fiction
In early 1970s Detroit, an African-American cop is assigned to investigate the shooting of three black men by a white police officer.

Leslie Glass, Burning Time. Mystery
Detective April Woo discovers a connection between a grisly murder in California and the threats that a New York actress has been receiving. First in a series.

Elizabeth Gunn, Triple Play. Mystery
A body found on home plate at the local softball field is the first in a series of murders that confront small-town Minnesota detective Jake Hines. 1st in a series.

Gary Hardwick, Cold Medina. Fiction
Detroit homicide cop Tony Hill tracks a killer who’s been targeting drug dealers and tries to stop the flow of a new, highly lethal form of crack.

Jamie Harrison, Edge of the Crazies. Mystery
In a small Montana town, Sheriff Jules Clement tries to control the tensions between longtime residents and nouveau riche newcomers as he investigates the murders of prominent citizens. First in a series.

Donald Harstad, Eleven Days. Mystery
Hotshot investigators from New York fly in when a satanic cult seems to be at work in a small Iowa town, but Deputy Carl Houseman relies on old-fashioned know-how to solve the case. First in a series.

Sue Henry, Murder on the Iditarod Trail. Mystery
Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen investigates the murders of top dog sledders. First in a series.

Lynn Hightower, Flashpoint. Mystery
Cincinnati detective Sonora Blair receives the confi-dences of a female serial killer who sets men on fire & soon finds her loved ones in danger. First in a series.

Tony Hillerman, The Blessing Way. Mystery
When a dead man with a mouth full of sand is found, Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn investigates a possible connection to witchcraft. First in a series.

Hugh Holton, Windy City. Mystery
Chicago detective Larry Cole tracks a glamorous couple whose hobby is staging murders based on their favorite mystery novels. Part of a series.

Jon Jackson, Hit on the House. Mystery
A string of mob killings in Detroit leads Sgt. Fang Mulheisen to a centerfold & her unlikely husband, a hitman, & a mobster’s daughter. Part of a series.

J. A. Jance, Until Proven Guilty. Mystery
Seattle cop J. P. Beaumont investigates when a woman in red attends a girl’s funeral. First in a series.

Stuart Kaminsky, Lieberman’s Folly. Mystery
Chicago cop Abe Lieberman helps out a prostitute & becomes embroiled in a murder case with roots reaching ten years into the past. First in a series.

Faye Kellerman, The Ritual Bath. Mystery
L.A. detective Peter Decker investigates a rape at the ritual bath of an Orthodox community. First in a series.

Laurie King, Night Work. Mystery
When someone starts killing sex offenders, San Francisco detectives Kate Martinelli & Al Hawkins look into the possibility that a vigilante women’s group may be responsible. Part of a series.

Robert Leuci, Blaze. Fiction
Nora Ritter of the NYPD tangles with a loan shark who’s harassing the father of her boss’s girlfriend.

David Lindsey, An Absence of Light. Fiction
Marcus Graver of Houston’s Criminal Intelligence Division is called in to determine whether a cop’s death was really a suicide.

Mary Logue, Blood Country. Mystery
After her husband’s death, Clare Watkins leaves a promising law enforcement career to become deputy sheriff of a small Wisconsin town, but the murder of her elderly neighbor disrupts her peace. 1st in a series.

Dan Mahoney, Detective First Grade. Fiction
Brian McKenna, a renegade cop passed over for promotion, gets a chance to prove himself when he uncovers a group of Peruvian terrorists. 1st in a series.

Ed McBain, Cop Hater. Mystery
Detective Steve Carella’s search for the killer who’s knocking off the cops of the 87th precinct takes him into the city’s underworld. First in a series.

Clyde Phillips, Fall from Grace. Mystery
While investigating the murder of a socialite, Jane Candiotti of the SFPD is drawn to the victim’s husband. First in a series.

Ann Prospero, Almost Night. Mystery
Miami homicide cop Susannah Cannon heads a squad conducting a manhunt for a serial killer who preys on lonely professional women.

T. Jefferson Parker, The Blue Hour. Mystery
Orange County homicide detective Merci Rayborn and retired cop Tim Hess track a serial killer. First in a series.

James Patterson, Along Came a Spider. Fiction
DC cop Alex Cross is on the trail of a psychopath who kidnapped two students from an exclusive private school. First in a series.

Ridley Pearson, Undercurrents. Fiction
Sergeant Lou Boldt heads a special task force to hunt down the Cross Killer who has paralyzed Seattle for six months. First in a series.

J.D. Robb, Naked in Death. Mystery
In the near future, NYPD detective Eve Dallas investigates the death of a senator’s granddaughter and meets the mysterious Roarke. First in a series.

John Sandford, Rules of Prey. Fiction
Maverick Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport is caught up in a game with a killer known as the Maddog. First in a series.

Julie Smith, New Orleans Mourning. Mystery
Rookie cop Skip Langdon investigates the shooting of the King of the Carnival during the Mardi Gras parade. First in a series.

Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice. Mystery
Demoted Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell arrives at his new outpost and is faced with a suspicious plane accident, an ex-girlfriend, and a man who shot a jukebox for playing “Margaritaville.” First in a series.

Jonathan Stone, The Cold Truth. Mystery
Julian Palmer of the NYPD heads to upstate New York to learn from a legendary police chief and finds him stumped by a case. First in a series.

Joseph Wambaugh, The Blue Knight. Fiction
Three days in the life of a Los Angeles cop whose knowledge of the streets and people on his beat make him an unobtrusive hero.