Novels Featuring the LAPD and NYPD

Los Angeles Police Department

Will Beall

L.A. Rex. Riverhead, 2006.
Assigned to one of L.A.'s roughest neighborhoods, rookie police officer Ben Halloran struggles to conceal his secret past--including an affiliation with a ganglord--from his partner, veteran Miguel Marquez.

Paul Bishop

When evil strikes, tough homicide detective Fey Croaker her dynamic team--Arch Hammersmith and Rhonda Lawless (a.k.a. Hammer and Nails), Brindle Jones, Abraham Cohen (a.k.a. Alphabet), and Fey's second-in-command Monk Lawson--courageously search for the truth, no matter what the cost.

Twice Dead. Avon, 1996.
Tequila Mockingbird. Scribner, 1997.
Chalk Whispers. Scribner, 2000.

Also by Paul Bishop: Citadel Run (TOR, 1987).

Jan Burke

Nine. S&S, 2002.
Homicide detective Alex Brandon investigates a series of murders in which all the victims appear on the FBI's Most Wanted list. While the Bureau argues over jurisdiction in the murders, he tracks the vigilantes--lauded by the public as heroes-- who may be targeting but him as well.

There are plenty of over-the-top thrills in this series featuring highly decorated, straight-arrow Sgt. Shane Scully who takes his fair share of licks as he takes on rogue cops, Columbian drug lords, rap singers, and killers. What else would one expect from the producer of TV's The Rockford Files and The A-Team?.

The Tin Collectors. St. Martin's, 2001.
The Viking Funeral. St. Martin's, 2002.
Hollywood Tough. St. Martin's, 2003.
Vertical Coffin. St. Martin's, 2004.
Cold Hit. St. Martin's, 2005.
White Sister. St. Martin's, 2006.
Three Shirt Deal. Center Point, 2008.
On the Grind. St. Martin's, 2009.
The Pallbearers. St. Martin's, 2010.
The Prostitutes' Ball. St. Martin's, 2010.

Michael Connelly

Homicide detective and former Vietnam Vet Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch is a black sheep in the LAPD for his vigilante-like ways, but, with cunning, foresight, and intuition, he always manages to get the job done while staying one-step ahead of both the IAD and the bad guys.

The Black Echo. LB, 1992.
The Black Ice. LB, 1993.
The Concrete Blonde. LB, 1994.
The Last Coyote. LB, 1995.
Trunk Music. LB, 1997.
Angel's Flight. LB, 1999.
A Darkness More than Death. LB, 2001
Cry of Bones. LB, 2002.
Lost Light. LB, 2003.
The Narrows. LB, 2004.
The Closers. LB, 2005.
Echo Park. LB, 2006.
The Overlook. LB, 2007.
Brass Verdict. LB, 2008.
Nine Dragons. LB, 2009.
The Reversal. LB, 2010.

Connie Dial

Internal Affairs. Permanent Press, 2009.
Sgt. Mike Turner of Internal Affairs, is assigned to investigate the death of a fellow police officer. While trying to catch the killer, he digs into the past of the victim where he uncovers corruption within the department. Followed by: The Broken Blue Line (2010).

James Ellroy

Blood on the Moon. Mysterious, 1984.
Brilliant but troubled homicide detective Lloyd Hopkins makes a connection in a series of murders that have taken place over a 20-year span and finds himself facing off against a psychotic mastermind. Not for the faint of heart. Followed by: Because the Night (2005, 1984) and Suicide Hill (1986).

Katherine V. Forrest

In this series that explores public attitudes toward homosexuality, lesbian Kate Delafield, a gutsy ex-marine, strives to keep her private life separate from her professional one as a homicide detective.

Amateur City. Naiad, 1984.
Murder at the Nightwood Bar. Naiad, 1987.
The Beverly Malibu. Naiad, 1989.
Murder By Tradition. Naiad, 1991.
Liberty Square. Berkley, 1996.
Apparition Alley. Berkley, 1997.
Sleeping Bones. Berkley, 1999.
The Beverly Malibu. Alyson, 2003.
Hancock Park. BPC, 2004.

Scott Frost

Getting to the top of her profession has been a mixed blessing for homicide detective Alex Delillo, who considers herself a better cop than she has been a mother to her daughter, Lacy. With storylines that resemble the script of a non-stop action movie, Alex takes on a serial bomber in Frost's (The X-Files; Twin Peaks) story and the shocking possibility that her long-estranged father may be a multiple-murderer in the second.

Run the Risk. GPPS, 2005.
Never Fear. GPPS, 2006.

Marshall Karp

The LAPD version of Abbott and Costello has straight-man Mike Lomax and wisecracking Terry Briggs making one heckuva irreverent but effective team. They know their way around the wild and weird world of Hollywood, where there is always plenty of murder and mayhem to keep them occupied. Funny and face-paced.

The Rabbit Factory. McAdam, 2006.
Bloodthirsty. McAdam, 2007.
Flipping Out. Minotaur, 2009.
Cut, Paste, Kill. Minotaur, 2010.

Faye Kellerman

Det. Peter Decker is smart and dedicated, which means the brass constantly saddles him with the rotten cases. When he meets a brilliant, beautiful Orthodox Jewish widow (and mother of two) named Rina Lazarus their budding relationship is not viewed favorably by her neighbors, but love finds a way in between the solving of crimes.

Ritual Bath. Fawcett, 1986.
Sacred & Profane. Arbor, 1987.
Milk & Honey. Morrow, 1990.
Day of Atonement. Morrow, 1991.
False Prophet. Morrow, 1992.
Grievous Sin. Morrow, 1993.
Sanctuary. Morrow, 1994.
Justice. Morrow, 1995.
Prayers for the Dead. Morrow, 1996.
A Serpent's Tooth. Morrow, 1997.
Jupiter's Bones. Morrow, 1999.
Stalker. Morrow, 2000.
Forgotten. Morrow, 2001.
Stone Kiss. Warner, 2002.
Street Dreams. Warner, 2003.
The Garden of Eden & Other Criminal Delights. Warner, 2006. (short stories)
The Burnt House. HarCol, 2007.
The Mercedes Coffin. Morrow, 2008.
Blindman's Bluff. Morrow, 2009.
Hangman. HarLuxe, 2010.

Jonathan Kellerman

Detective Milo Sturgis urges child psychologist Alex Delaware to come out of retirement to work as "special consultant" to the Los Angeles Police Department and interview a seven-year-old child who may have witnessed a crime. A friendship is formed between the two men and over the years they will tackle many cases together.

When the Bough Breaks. Bantam, 1985.
Blood Test. Bantam, 1986.
Over the Edge. Bantam, 1987.
Silent Partner. Bantam, 1989.
Time Bomb. Bantam, 1990.
Private Eyes. Bantam, 1992.
Devil’s Waltz. Bantam, 1993.
Bad Love. Bantam, 1994.
Self-Defense. Bantam, 1995.
The Web. Bantam, 1996.
The Clinic. Bantam, 1997.
Survival of the Fittest. Bantam, 1997.
Monster. RH, 1999.
Dr. Death. RH, 2000.
Flesh and Blood. RH, 2001.
The Murder Book. Ballantine, 2002.
A Cold Heart. Ballantine, 2003.
Therapy. Ballantine, 2004.
Rage. Ballantine, 2005.
Gone. Ballantine, 2006.
Obsession. Ballantine, 2007.
Compulsion. Ballantine, 2008.
Bones. Ballantine, 2009.
Evidence. Ballantine, 2010.
Deception. Ballantine, 2010.
Mystery. Ballantine, 2011.

By the same author...

Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor (who has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in Kellerman's long-running series) now takes center stage as she battles both crime and her media-addicted boss.

Billy Straight. RH, 1999.
Twisted. Ballantine, 2004.

Rochelle Krich

Savvy homicide detective Jessie Drake is the newly appointed departmental spokesperson. Her personal life is as chaotic as some of the cases she deals with, and it doesn't help that her ex-husband is a prominent crime-journalist for the L.A. Times. Her partner is Phil Okum, a big, burly man with a walrus mustache and a big heart who doesn't mind being partnered with a woman.

Fair Game. Mysterious, 1993.
Nowhere to Run. Avon, 1994.
Angel of Death. Mysterious, 1995.
Blood Money. Avon, 1999.
Dead Air. Avon, 2000.
Shadows of Sin. Morrow, 2001.

Gary Phillips

Bangers. Kensington, 2003.
Detective Sergeant Rafael "Saint" Santian grew up in the crime-infested neighborhood of Venice Heights and knows it well. His TRASH (Tactical Resources Against Street Hoodlums) Unit has its hands full trying to keep the mean streets as safe as humanly possible. And if they have to bend the rules to do it, so be it.

Richard Rayner

Murder Book. HM,1997.
Former philosophy student, Billy McGrath, now L.A.'s top homicide detective, is investigating a gruesome murder when a drug dealer offers him a half million dollars for a piece of information. The information will ensure that a state-sanctioned miscarriage of justice will be rectified by the rough laws of the street. The money will ensure that McGrath can take care of his young daughter and disabled wife. So McGrath risks his reputation, tells a lie, swaps the information for the money--and realizes, as L.A. erupts in a shower of gunfire, that his mistake may cost him the lives of the people he loves most.

Joseph Wambaugh

The Blue Knight. LB, 1972.
Hit the streets with Bumper Morgan, a 50 year old, overweight (20 years of free meals will do that to a guy) Irish cop, as he faces his last week on the force before his retirement.

Also by Joseph Wambaugh:

L.A.can be a pretty tough place for a cop, but for the men and women of the Hollywood Division, it means dealing with some of the most desperate criminals anywhere as well as a wide assortment of wackos, all under the watchful eye of a Sergeant known as the Oracle.

Hollywood Station. LB, 2006
Hollywood Crows. LB, 2008
Hollywood Moon. LB, 2009
Hollywood Hills. LB, 2010

Paula L. Woods

Charlotte Justice is a smart, tough, idealistic LA cop determined to make her city live up to her dreams. But it isn't easy when you happen to be a black police officer.

Inner City Blues. Norton, 1999.
Stormy Weather. Norton. 2001
Dirty Laundry. Norton, 2003.
Strange Bedfellows. Norton, 2006

New York Police Department

Kenneth Abel

Bait. Delacorte, 1994.
After killing mobster Johnny D'Angelo's only son in a drunk-driving accident, narcotics detective Jack Walsh finds himself stripped of his badge and on the run, all the while trying to solve the murder of his partner. Marked to die, he agrees to wear a wire and help the feds take D'Angelo down. But to get close to the mobster, Walsh will first have to cross a sea of corruption, lies and murder.

Blue Wall. Delacorte, 1996.
When NYPD detective Dave Moser investigates the drowning of a beautiful young woman, he finds a startling clue clasped in her lifeless hand: a gold police badge. Now Moser is forced to search for answers, as this highly-charged tale builds to an explosive climax.

Thomas Adcock

His 14-year marriage over, Det. Neil Hockaday, an Irish-Catholic and veteran philosophizer who grew up in Hell's Kitchen where he was schooled by nuns and street denizens in the art of survival, comes "home." He works in plain clothes with the Street Crimes Unit, aka the SCUM patrol, which a "shorthand way of describing the general character of my clientele."

Sea of Green. Mysterious, 1989.
Drown All the Dogs. Pocket, 1994.
Devil's Heaven. Pocket, 1995.
Thrown-Away Child. Pocket, 1996.
Grief Street. Pocket, 1997.

William Bayer

In these hard-edged psychological thrillers, savvy Lt. Frank Janek, who seems to attract the most bizarre murder cases, gets inside the minds of a variety of heinous killers. Will appeal to Thomas Harris fans.

Switch. S&S, 1984.
Wallflower. Villard, 1991.
Mirror Maze. Villard, 1994.

Ethan Black

29-year-old Det. Conrad Voort is a cop by choice as well as heritage. He doesn't need to work at all thanks to an inheritance that includes a 200-year old house, but he still lives on his detective's salary and smart investments. His specialty is sex crimes, which means that he deals with all manners of homicidal crazies.

The Broken Hearts Club. Ballantine, 1999.
Irresistible. Ballantine, 2000.
All the Dead Were Strangers. Ballantine, 2001.
Dead For Life. S&S, 2003.
At Hell's Gate. S&S, 2004.

Valerie Block

None of Your Business. Ballantine, 2003.
Detective Dennis Sprague of the NYPD Computer Crimes Squad investigates the disappearance of a celebrity tax accountant whose clients have had millions siphoned from their accounts.

Thomas Brennan

The Debt. Five Star, 2005.
As he is doing a ridealong with cops Steve Burnett and Sam Hollis, horror writer Carl Shaw saves their lives by pulling out a concealed weapon when they are ambushed. Burnett recognizes the debt he owes Cash, but the writer may be harboring a murderous secret.

Jerome Charyn

During the course of this Joycean series--which seems more of a parody of pulp novels than police procedural or thriller-- the idiosyncratic & intellectual Isaac Sidel (a great admirer of Stalin and Trotsky) rises through the administrative ranks of the department until he becomes NYC police commissioner, then mayor.

Blue Eyes. S&S, 1974
The Education of Patrick Silver. Arbor, 1976
Marilyn the Wild. Arbor, 1976
Secret Isaac. Arbor, 1978
The Good Policeman. Mysterious, 1990.
Maria's Girls. Mysterious, 1992.
Montezuma's Man. Mysterious, 1993.
Little Angel Street. Mysterious, 1994.
Citizen Sidel. Mysterious, 1999.

Gabriel Cohen

Detective Jack Leightner of the elite Brooklyn's South Homicide Task Force becomes obsessed with a low-priority case of a fatally stabbed man whose wounds remind him of a long ago case from his past.

Red Hook. T. Dunne, 2001.
The Graving Dock. Minotaur, 2007.
Neptune Avenue. Minotaur, 2009.
The Ninth Step. Minotaur, 2010.

Richard Crabbe

Suspension. St. Martin's, 2000.
In 1883, police detective Tom Braddock tries to thwart a plot by a group of former Confederate soldiers to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. Followed by: The Empire of Shadows (2003).

David Cray

Partners. C&C, 2004.
A petty thief discovers a taste for murder and evolves into a serial killer. Soon Det. Belinda Moore and her partner realize that they cannot crack the case and play by the book.

Little Girl Blue C&G, 2001.
Lieut. Julia Brennan struggles to maintain a professional attitude when confronted with the brutal murder of a little girl in Central Park. And it becomes even more personal when the life of her own daughter is threatened. Followed by: What You Wish For (2002).

Robert Daley

The Enemy of God. Harcourt, 2005.
Did activist priest Frank Redmond commit suicide? That's what the diocese conclude. But two of his old Catholic school classmates-- Gabe Driscoll, chief of Internal Affairs for the New York City police department and prize winning reporter Andy Troy--aren't convinced. Also by Robert Daley: Year of the Dragon (S&S, 1981); A Faint Cold Fear (LB, 1990); Wall of Brass (1994); Nowhere to Run (Warner, 1996).

Peter De Jonge

Shadows Still Remain. Harper, 2009.
When her missings person investigation turns into a high-profile homicide, Det. Darlene O'Hara of the 7th Precinct refuses to let go of the case, risking both her career and that of her partner, and her partner, Serge "K." Krekorian.

Jeffrey Deaver

It's not easy being NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme, the foremost criminologist in the NYPD. First of all, he's a quadriplegic who can move but a single finger. Secondly, he's forever being second-guessed and mother-henned by his ex-model-turned-cop protégé, Amelia Sachs, and his personal aide, Thom. And thirdly, it seems that he can't motor his wheelchair around a corner without bumping into one crazed psycho-killer after another. Plenty of spine-chilling (as in graphic) forensic detail. Rhyme's brainpower and high-tech tools, plus Sachs's legwork make for an unbeatable combination.

The Bone Collector. Viking, 1997.
The Coffin Dancer. S&S, 1998.
The Empty Chair. S&S, 2000.
The Stone Monkey. S&S, 2002.
The Vanished Man. S&S, 2003.
The Twelfth God. S&S, 2005.
The Cold Moon. S&S, 2006.
The Broken Window. S&S, 2008.
The Burning Wire. S&S, 2010.

Edward Dee

Detective Joe Gregory, 47, is an ambitious, wise-cracking cop who thrives on every aspect of his job. The son of a cop, he is looking for that one big case that will put his career over the top. His partner, 42-year old Det. Anthony Ryan, the son of a bus driver, has an MA in American Literature, reads Cheever and contemplates early retirement. He sees a big case as one that will mean more time away from his wife and shingled house in Yonkers. Organized Crime Control Captures the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a cop in the Big Apple.

14 Peck Slip. Warner, 1994.
Bronx Angel. Warner, 1995.
Little Boy Blue. Warner, 1997.
Nightbird. Warner, 1999.

Leslie Glass

Det. April Woo must constantly examine her role as a Chinese-American female in a white male world. Her parents are still hoping that she will some day soon come to her senses, leave the force, marry a Chinese doctor, and have many babies. At 30, she looks ten years younger, which isn't helpful when you want perps and your boss to take you seriously. Her partner is Detective Sergeant Mike Sanchez, a Mexican American with deeply ingrained street smarts who might have become a gang member had he not gone to college, joined the force and turned his life around. Eminent psychiatrist Jason Frank, who has "the body of a runner, the brain of a scientist, and the good looks of a Kennedy," acts as an unofficial police consultant on high profile cases. This brings him into contact with April, with whom he begins a relationship.

Burning Time. Doubleday, 1993.
Hanging Time. Bantam, 1995.
Loving Time. Bantam, 1996.
Judging Time. Dutton, 1998.
Stealing Time. Dutton, 1999.
Tracking Time. Dutton, 2000.
Silent Bride. Onyx, 2002.
A Killing Gift. Onyx, 2003.
A Clean Kill. Onyx, 2005.

Ken Gross

Maggie Van Zandt is the new head of the Manhattan North Detective Command. She is both a shrewd, street-wise crime-stopper and a charming, somewhat sloppy klutz. Her deputy is Sad Sam Rosen, as steadfast and loyal as he is capable, a 24 year veteran with a great deal of solid street wisdom and a sneaky sense of humor, which you have to have if you're black and Jewish and on the NYPD.

Full Blown Rage. Forge, 1996.
The Talk Show Defense. Forge, 1997.

James Neal Harvey

When given the choice of "back off or else," Lt. Ben Tolliver, who has earned a reputation for solving sex crimes, usually opts for "or else" as he does battle with serial killers, ambitious district attorneys, and members of the top brass. If you dig Hannibal Lecter you'll sink your teeth into these thrillers.

By Reason of Insanity. St. M's, 1990.
Painted Ladies. St. M's, 1992.
Flesh and Blood. St. M's, 1994.
Mental Case. St. M's, 1996.
Dead Game. St. M's, 1997.

William Heffernan

At the age of 30, Det. Paul Devlin is as old as his partner, Det. Stanislas Rolk has been on the job. Tall and thin, his almost fragile-looking face seems unusually vulnerable for a cop. He learns a great deal from Rolk, who is known as "the scholar of murder" because of the way he studies the mind of murderers, which has made him Manhattan's best when it comes to nabbing killers. The big city eventually drives Devlin away to rural Vermont, but he eventually returns to become Inspector of Detectives, working directly for the mayor with the power & authority to cut through politics and police cover-ups.

Ritual. NAL, 1988.
Blood Rose. Dutton, 1991.
Scarred. Penguin, 1993.
Tarnished Blue. 1995.
Winter's Gold. Onyx, 1997.
Red Angel. Morrow, 2001.
Unholy Order. Morrow, 2002.

Ruby Horansky

30-year-old Nikki Trakos is a yerodokori (that's Old Maid in Greek) and her prospects of finding a husband have diminished thanks to her decision to adopt her niece, Lara, not to mention her chosen profession. Nikki has just been promoted to detective in her Brooklyn precinct, much to the annoyance of her superior, Lt. J. J. Parcowicz, who thinks police work is "man's" work. Period. But at 6 feet tall and brainy as well as beautiful, Nikki has got what it takes to succeed in the gritty world of big city crime. Now all she needs is a guy-enter Dave Lawson of the special homicide squad.

Dead Ahead. Scribner, 1990.
Dead Center. Scribner, 1994.

Charles J. Hynes

Triple Homicide. T. Dunne, 2007.
Highly decorated police sergeant Steven Holt finds himself accused of murdering three men, including a fellow cop. Proving his innocence will reveal a tangled web of corruption. And Holt is not the first member of his family forced to combat the "blue wall of silence.".

Michael Jahn

For 18 years, Lt. Bill Donovon, commander of the West Side Major Crimes Unit, has been the most visible cop on the West Side, as was his father before him. A handsome, 38-year old man, he has a commanding look and the ability to speak to both Nobel laureates and numbers runners. He doesn't much like "coplike" cops and cares too damn much--which is what makes him a regular at Riley's bar. He is assisted by the sardonic, irreverent Sgt. Thomas Lincoln Jefferson (whose father refused to name him "Abraham" because it made him sound Jewish) and occasionally by Marcie Barnes,a glamorous black undercover detective who is also his on-again, off-again lover.

Night Rituals. Norton, 1982.
Death Games. Norton, 1987.
City of God. St. Martin's, 1992.
Murder at the Museum of Natural History. St. Martin's, 1994.
Murder on Theater Row. St. Martin's, 1997.
Murder on Fifth Avenue. St. Martin's, 1998.
Murder in Central Park. St. Martin's, 2000.
Murder on the Waterfront. T. Dunne, 2001.
Murder in Coney Island. T. Dunne, 2003.
Donovan & Son. 5Star, 2008.

Paul Levinson

Hell's Kitchen Homicide. Scribner, 2009.

Conor Bard, a 40-something homicide detective with dreams of becoming a rock star, is called to the scene when a body is found near the Hudson River. He subsequently finds himself in danger as he discovers a web of lies surrounding the case. Followed by: Crystal Death (2010).

Paul Levinson

Mystery and science fiction combine in this series featuring Dr. Phil D'Amaro, a forensic detective whose cases always seem to be out of the ordinary...waaaaaaaay out.

The Silk Code. TOR, 1999.
The Consciousness Plague. TOR, 2002.
The Pixel Eye. TOR, 2003.

John Lutz

The Night Spider. Pinnacle, 2003.
Homicide detective Thomas Horn takes on a killer called the "Night Spider," whose victims , all women, live in high rise buildings. By the same author: Chill of Night (Pinnacle, 2006).

Dan Mahoney

After 23 years on the job Det. Brian McKenna has broken one too many rules. He has seen his dreams of promotion seem out the window, and his girlfriend Angeltia, who is afraid his luck might be running out, wants him to quit the force and move to some place "that doesn't have Alternate Side Parking." Then he stumbles into a major case that may finally make him a First Grader-if he survives.

Detective First Grade. St. M's, 1993.
Edge of the City. St. M's, 1995.
Hyde. St. M's, 1997.
Once In, Never Out. St. M's, 1998.
Black and White. St. M's, 1999.
The Two Chinatowns. St. M's, 2001.
The Protectors. St. M's, 2002.
Justice. St. M's, 2003.

Margaret Maron

Lt. Sigrid Harald has no intention of being the Detective Bureau's token female officer, and after a year and a half she has proven herself capable to her grizzly-bear of a boss, Capt. McKinnon, who bears the guilt of surviving the day his partner (Sigrid's father, although she doesn't know it) was killed in the line of duty. She is partnered with the cherubic-faced Charles Tildon whose methodical eye for detail-legend had it that he once used three sheets of paper to describe an ordinary cocktail glass-can be exasperating, but Sigrid prefers him to the hotshot macho types who resent taking orders from her. Although she in no way resembles her beautiful photographer mother, she catches the eye of famous artist Oscar Nauman, who although nearly twice her age has a free-wheeling spirit that makes Sigrid feel older than he.

One Coffee With. Doubleday, 1982.
Death of a Butterfly. Doubleday, 1984.
Death in Blue Folders. Doubleday, 1985.
The Right Jack. Doubleday, 1987.
Baby Doll Games. Doubleday, 1988.
Corpus Christmas. Doubleday, 1989.
Past Imperfect. Doubleday, 1991.
Fugitive Colors. Mysterious, 1995.

Mike McAlary

Sore Loser. Morrow, 1998.
As the head of the special investigations unit, an elite, highly secretive force in the NYPD, Mickey Donovan's job is to investigate the more jarring cases and bring them to a quick close. His latest headache (aside from trying to keep tabs on his rebellious daughter) is a psycho who is taking the cry of "Kill the Umpire" seriously.

John Misak

Soft Case. Barclay, 2003.
As John Keegan investigates the death of a powerful software mogul who happens to have been a friend of the mayor of New York, he finds a case of murder, not suicide. In short order his list of suspects grows and the closer he gets to uncovering a web of corruption, the more of a target he himself becomes. Followed by: All in a Row (2004) and Death Knell (2007)..

Harker Moore

Lt. James Sakura lives a relatively quiet life at home with his blind wife, Hanae, but his work as a homicide detective (serial killer cases seem to be his lot in life) has an unfortunate way of threatening that serenity. An honorable man, he is not without his faults, but he is good at what he does, ably assisted by profiler Dr. Wilhelmina French and ex-partner Michael Darius.

A Cruel Season for Dying. Warner, 2003.
A Mourning in Autumn. Mysterious, 2004.

Carol O'Connell

Tough and callous Kathleen Mallory (don't even try to call her Kathy) was once a wild street urchin who was adopted by cop Louis Markowitz and his wife, Helen. She grows up to become a cop like her adopted father, although she is still not altogether civilized now that she is a sergeant in the Special Crimes section where she is more comfortable in the company of computers than in the company of men. She operates by her own inner compass of right and wrong and a sense of justice that drives her in unpredictable ways. When Markowitz is murdered by a serial killer, Mallory buries him and then, while on compassionate leave, methodically tracks the killer.

Mallory's Oracle. Putnam, 1994.
The Man Who Cast Two Shadows. Putnam, 1995.
Killing Critics. Putnam, 1996.
Stone Angel. Putnam, 1997.
Shell Game. Putnam, 1999.
Crime School. GPPS, 2002.
Dead Famous. GPPS, 2003.
Winter House. GPPS, 2004.
Find Me. GPPS, 2006.

Jerry Oster

With more than 30 years under his belt veteran Lt. Jacob Nueman is 250 lbs and dresses in bright, uncoordinated synthetic fabrics. Sgt. Robert Redfield is young, well-tailored, looks like Al Pacino and sleeps with every reasonably attractive woman he meets. They may be mis-matched stylistically, but they are the hottest team of homicide detectives in the city.

Sweet Justice. H&R, 1985.
Nowhere Man. H&R, 1987.
Club Dead. H&R, 1988.

When the thin blue line between law and order blurs, Sgt. Joe Cullen goes to work. He is part of the department cops hate: the IAD. He polices the police, judges the judges, and arrests his own if he has to. He is partnered with Neil Zimmerman, a late-model New Age cop who indulges in a high-tech language Cullen can barely understand, using words like "input, "interface," and "odometerize" (as in "It's six-tenths of a mile shorter to take Queens Boulevard to your house. I odometerized it.")

Internal Affairs. Bantam, 1990.
Fixin' To Die. Bantam. 1992.

Robert J. Randisi

Alone with the Dead. St. M's, 1995.
A brutal serial killer stalks young women in New York City leaving his calling card with their dead bodies--a single rose. But there's a copy-cat out there too, determined to do his idol one better. But the killer is furious that some rank amateur is muddying his good name. As the nightmare grows more intense, Lt. Joe Keough, a renegade cop who has been dumped at an out-of-the-way Brooklyn precinct, begins to suspect the truth. When the task force assigned to the case ignores his theory about two killers he enlists the help of crime reporter Mike O'Donnell. Forced to resign at the novel's end, he moves to the less stressful city of St. Louis, where he quickly becomes the man to call upon when homicides happen. Followed by: In the Shadow of the Arch (1998), Blood on the Arch (2000), East of the Arch (2002), and Arch Angels (2004).

J. D. Robb

And now for something different in the line of police procedurals...In the 21st-century, tough-as-nails cop Eve Dallas goes against her normal instincts when she becomes involved with Roarke, a devastatingly handsome Irish billionaire who is a suspect in Eve's case. A combination of mystery, suspense, and sizzling romance. What else would you expect from Nora Roberts?

Naked in Death. Berkley, 1995.
Glory in Death. Berkley, 1995.
Rapture in Death. Berkley, 1996.
Immortal in Death. Berkley, 1996.
Vengeance in Death. Berkley, 1997.
Ceremony in Death. Berkley, 1997.
Holiday in Death. Berkley, 1998.
Conspiracy in Death. Berkley, 1999.
Loyalty in Death. Berkley, 1999.
Witness in Death. Berkley, 2000.
Judgment in Death. Berkely, 2000.
Seduction in Death. Berkley, 2001.
Betrayal in Death. Berkley, 2001.
"Interlude in Death," a short story in Out of This World. Jove, 2001.
Reunion in Death. Berkley, 2002.
Purity in Death. Berkley, 2002.
Portrait in Death. Berkley, 2003.
Imitation in Death. Berkley, 2003.
Remember When (Nora Roberts & J. D Robb) S&S, 2004.
Divided in Death. GPPS, 2004.
Visions in Death. GPPS, 2004.
Survivor in Death. GPPS, 2005.
Origin in Death. GPPS, 2005.
Memory in Death. GPPS, 2006.
Born in Death. GPPS, 2006.
Innocent in Death. GPPS, 2007.
Creation in Death. GPPS, 2007.
Strangers in Death. GPPS, 2008.
Three in Death. GPPS, 2008.
Salvation in Death. GPPS, 2008.
Promises in Death. GPPS, 2009.
Kindred in Death. GPPS, 2009.
Indulgence in Death. GPPS, 2010.
Fantasy in Death. GPPS, 2010.
Treachery in Death. GPPS, 2011.

Stacey Sauter

One False Move. Signet, 2000.
After three murders rock the highest echelons of NY society, the NYPD recruits Carla Jennings--the beautiful & fearless daughter of a veteran cop--swears her in and sends her under cover into an unfamiliar world of wealth and decadence.

Bob Sloan

Lenny Bliss is a T.S. Eliot-loving Jewish homicide detective whose wife-a cross between Lenny Bruce and June Cleaver-has a successful career as a stand-up comic, often using him for her material. In truth, their marriage has fallen apart, but the pieces have arranged themselves so neatly on the floor that they and their two kids simply walk around them. Bliss has a far more solid relationship with his partner, Ward. And the streets of New York give them plenty of "quality" time together.

Bliss. Scribner, 1996.
Bliss Jumps the Gun. Foul Play, 1999.
The Middle of Nowhere. Atlantic M., 2003.

Stephen Solomita

Mercy Killing. Severn, 2010.
Det. Lenny Shaw's latest case involves the death of woman who has been in a vegetative state for five years. It appears she was murdered and her husband is the prime suspect. But Lenny has been around the block more than a few times, and he knows things are rarely as they seem. By the same author: Monkey in the Middle (2008).

Victoria Thompson

In turn-of-the-century New York, a pair of unlikely crime-fighter join forces: Sarah Brandt is a midwife from an upper-class family who has turned her back on her privileged upbringing & Det. Sgt. Frank Molloy hails from the opposite end of the social hierarchy. The two become grudging but very effective allies.

Murder on Astor Place. BPC, 1999.
Murder on St. Marks Place. BPC, 2000.
Murder on Grammercy Park. BPC, 2001.
Murder on Washington Square. BPC, 2002.
Murder on Mulberry Bend. BPC, 2003.
Murder on Marble Row. BPC, 2004.
Murder on Lenox Hill. BPC, 2005.
Murder in Little Italy. BPC, 2006.
Murder in Chinatown. BPC, 2007.
Murder on Bank Street. BPC, 2008.
Murder on Waverly Place. BPC, 2009.
Murder on Lexington Avenue. BPC, 2010.

B. J. Whalen

Justifiable Homicide. Fawcett, 2000.
An imprisoned man plots his revenge against tough law-and-order mayor William Gennaro, but the mayor's brother, Frank, a seventeen-year veteran of the NYPD, and a beautiful rookie narcotics officer, go undercover to foil the plot.

K. J. A. Wishnia

Filomena Buscarsela, a sharp and sexy Ecuadorian-born NYPD detective with a degree in literature. After she recognizes the victim of a fatal toxic leak, she begins an investigation that leads her to suspect that a group of high-powered corporate executives has turned to murder as a way to protect its bottom line. Filomena leaves the force after her debut novel.

Karin Yapalater

An Hour to Kill. Morrow, 2003.
When Detectives Didi Kane & James Gurson are assigned a case involving a series of brutal murders in Central Park, things quickly get personal--one of the victims turns out to be Didi's ex-cop lover and the ADA in charge of the investigation was the same one who hounded Gurson's father to suicide 20 years earlier.