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Kristin Ashe Series
(Successful young entrepreneur does investigative work for women in her spare time.)

1. A Safe Place to Sleep (1992)
   Destiny Greaves, a well-known activist and the “most famous lesbian in Denver,” comes to her with an unusual request. She wants Kristin to find her childhood. 
   
   When Destiny was four, she lost both parents in a car accident. Because she has no memory of them, or of herself as a young girl, she asks Kristin to reconstruct her life through other people's memories. This seemingly simple task becomes increasingly complex as Kristin finds herself hunting for the missing pieces of her own childhood as well.

2. Existing Solutions (1993)
   When lesbian activist Destiny Greaves asks P.I. Kristin Ashe to find her biological father - the man who raped her mother - both their lives are turned upside down. 
   
   Thanks to help from brash ex-nun Fran Green, Kris has no trouble finding the man. But understanding what happened more than thirty years ago, the night Destiny was conceived, is much more difficult. ¶For starters, Destiny’s father, Richard Freeman, has recently been recognized for his volunteer efforts with the Monarch Center, a local rape crisis center. In a race against Freeman’s increasing psychological hold over Destiny, Kris must find out exactly what’s going on at the Monarch Center, a task complicated by her struggles with her own father… and by the realization that she is falling in love with Destiny.

3. Commitment to Die (2004) -- Finalist 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery
   Lauren Fairchild hiked to a remote Colorado lake and committed suicide, that much seems sure. But why? Why would she abandon her only sister, her beloved niece, and her raven-haired, hazel-eyed lover? What mysterious anniversary did Lauren celebrate just days before dying? Where had she really gone every two weeks, when her date book showed “Doctor’s” appointments? And who among her lovers, relatives, and friends is hiding crucial information about Lauren’s death?
   
   That’s what part-time P.I. Kristin Ashe must discover, all the while coping with her own demons, the heartbreak of her brother’s near-death, and her rocky relationship with beautiful lesbian activist Destiny Greaves. Good thing Kris can count on help from Fran Green, a straight-talking, queer-living ex-nun with attitude.

4. Unbearable Losses (2005 release)
   It’s Christmastime in Denver, Colorado, but no one around P.I. Kristin Ashe is feeling especially festive. Lori Parks has commissioned her to investigate threats at her elite daycare center but won’t admit they might be aimed at her personally. Two elderly sisters have hired her to discover who is pilfering from their award-winning holiday display but don’t feel comfortable fingering anyone. And Fran Green, Kris’s trusty sidekick, is eager to assist but facing a crisis of her own.

5. Disorderly Attachments (Future release)
   “I have thirty days to decide whether to have an affair….” 
   
   This line, uttered by Carolyn O’Keefe, lures P.I. Kristin Ashe, into following and investigating the woman Carolyn plans to pursue. From the start, Kris has misgivings about the work, but her unease turns to rage when Carolyn reveals the object of her interest. The more Kris learns about Carolyn O’Keefe and her strange past, the more frightening the results.
   
   At the same time, Roberta Franklin, a real-estate developer, has hired Kris and Fran Green, the feisty ex-nun, to determine whether the mansion she wants to convert into condos is haunted. The elderly owner says “no,” her daughter disagrees, and her adolescent great-grandson, Flax, turns out to be a natural at ghost hunting. When Kris, Fran, Flax, and a paranormal investigator spend a night in the dilapidated structure, they discover as much complicated drama in the real world as the spirit world.

   Other

1. A Good Weekend for Murder (1987)

2. Murder Under the Mistletoe (1988)

3. Book Early for Murder (1992)