An Edinburgh detective encounters skeletal remains that may be connected to the brutal Balkan Wars of the 1990s in this “tightly paced mystery” (Los Angeles Times).

“McDermid melds the political thriller with the police procedural for an intense novel.” —Associated Press

A once peaceful planet of refugees faces complete annihilation in this hard science fiction sequel to Brightness Reef.

It’s illegal to occupy the planet Jijo, but six castaway races have managed to coexist there for some time. They’ve successfully hidden from watchful law enforcers of the Five Galaxies—until now…

“Well paced, immensely complex, highly literate…Superior SF.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” Carlotta Carlyle has only two weeks to find a mysterious blonde woman with a snake tattoo, whose eyewitness testimony can save the most honest cop in Boston from going to jail (New York Post).

“The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone.” —People

The Boston PI and part-time cabbie is out to stop a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants in this “chilling and charming tale” (Cosmopolitan).

A Boston PI tries to help a musician friend—and find a murderer—in this “gripping” mystery by an Anthony Award–winning author (Publishers Weekly).

“[There’s] plenty to keep a reader chasing after the delightful Carlyle while she chases after the bad guys.” —Entertainment Weekly 

Carlotta Carlyle becomes obsessed with an unnamed little girl in a photograph and is drawn into one of the most dangerous and chilling assignments of her career.

“In the ever-increasing crowd of admirable female PIs, Boston-based Carlotta Carlyle is a stand-out.” —Publishers Weekly

Private investigator Carlotta Carlyle’s moonlighting job as a taxi driver turns into the most dangerous, high-octane case of her career

“One of the most sparkling and irresistible heroines ever to grace the pages of a whodunit!” —Chicago Sun-Times

A literary Mozart, Thea Janis published her first novel at age fourteen. But before she could publish her follow-up, she mysteriously disappeared. Hired to finally find the novelist, Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle gets tangled up in a cutthroat political campaign.

Finding out who’d want to kill a nice old lady lands PI Carlotta Carlyle on the heels of a hotshot music exec, a real-estate mogul with a knack for eviction, and a terrified healthcare worker.

“[A] twisty plot, colorful language, and even more colorful characters.” —The Dallas Morning News