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	AUTHOR	TITLE	PUBLISHER	PRICE
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	ABBOTT.	TO THE EDGE.	Alice Street	£4.75
	Cameron,	Coming-of-age Romance and legal Thriller (Mystery). When Anne Henderson falls under the spell of the alluring Rae Sheldon, she is a college student half in love with her straight friend Gallagher. The following of Anne's lesbian sexuality leads her into a world of love, passion, and betrayal. Eighteen years later, Anne is a lawyer embriled in the most high-profile-and sinister-lawsuit of her career. With Rae and Gallagher both back in her life, Anne must decide what each of these women is offering her - and if she dares to take it! This compulsively readable, erotically charged novel offers a page-turning plot, vivid characters, and some of the most sizzling sex scenes in lesbian literature.	Good / V Good 2001 RRP £10.99 £2.50 P&P (UK) ISBN: 1-56023-223-4
	ALBARELLA.	AGENDA FOR MURDER.	Rising Tide Press	£4.75
	Joan,	A compelling mystery about the legacies of love and war, set on a sleepy college campus. Though haunted by memories of her tour duty in Vietnam, Nikki Barnes is finally puting back the pieces of her life, only to collide with murder and betrayal. When Dr Shari Sullivan is found brutally murdered at the University Medical Centre, Professor Nikki Barnes, a former Vitnam Army chaplain, is called in. Together with police sergeant Mullen, an old arny buddy, she probes the disturbing circumstances surrounding the murder. When death strikes again, and her own life is threatened, Nikki desperately searches for answers. Someone wants her out of the way, but why? And though she finds the prime suspect, Dr Ginni Clayton, sexually attractive, Nikki wonders what part Ginni plays in this complex web of greed and sexual entanglements.	Good / V Good 1991   £2 P&P (UK)
	ALBARELLA.	CALLED TO KILL.	Rising Tide Press	£4.75
	Joan,		Good / V Good 1991 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	ALLEN.	GIVE MY SECRETS BACK	New Victoria	£4.75
	Kate,	An Alison Kaine Mystery. Lesbian cop Alison Kaine and her friend Michelle find the body of Katie Copper, popular lesbian author of the Blaze Bad Girl series. The police rule it an accidental death, and Michelle, with Alison's reluctant help, is left to pick up the dead woman's belongings. But where are the missing computer files containing chapters of Katie's newest book? And where are the missing beneficiaries - her sister and niece? Perhaps this case is not as simple as it seems. Alison and her riotous extended family, including her very sexy girlfriend, Stacy, are back and eager to help investigate - that is unless they're busy helping Liz compete for the Ms Leather Colorado. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Good / V Good 1999 £1.75 P&P
	ALLEN.	I KNEW YOU WOULD CALL	New Victoria	£4.75
	Kate,	An Alison Kaine Mystery.  OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!
	ALLEN.	JUST A LITTLE LIE.	New Victoria	£4.75
	Kate,	An Alison Kaine Mystery.
	ALLEN.	TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.	New Victoria	£4.75
	Kate,	An Alison Kaine Mystery. Helping to build an adobe house on lesbian land sounds ike a fine change of pace for Denver cop Alison Kaine - she's tired of combating chronic illness, fighting with her girlfriend and sleeping (poorly) in a house with a colicky baby. So it's not hard for her best friend Michelle to persuade Alison to drive down to New Mexico. She knows that she has some differences of philosophy with land dykes, but they can work it out for one weekend, right? WRONG! First, her dominatrix lover Stacy shows up unexpectedly, then she discovers the dead body of the lesbian 'shamen' in the sweat lodge. Emotions heat up quiclky, and Alison suspects this 'accident' is really murder.	Good / V Good 2000 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	ALLEN.	TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE	New Victoria	£4.95
	Kate,	An Alison Kaine Mystery. In this provactive mystery, Alison Kaine, a lesbian cop, enters the world of leather-dykes to investigate a murder outside a Denver women's bar. Alison, who is secretly fascinated by the leather scene, is nonetheless wary of her attraction to one of the prime suspects, a dominatrix named Stacy who sells sex for a living. How can she be falling for a woman whose sex gamed may have led to murder? Kate Allen doesn't back down from the sensitive issues of S&M, religious fundamentalists, and women-identified sex workers, in this serious, yet slyly humorous novel.	Good / V Good 1993 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	AZOLAKOV.	SKIPTRACE	Banned	£3.95
	Antoinette,	Cass Milam is back - the tough, individualistic, good-hearted dyke narrator of Cass and the Stone Butch. This time, unwillingly caught in a murder mystery, she triumphs despite her nonviolent instincts and constant confusion. She isn't a cool professional. A fast-moving, suspenseful, funny, sexy, romantic, and even tragic, with some spine-chilling scary moments.	Fair / Good 1988
	AZOLAKOV.	THE CONTACTEES DIE YOUNG.	Banned	£3.95
	Antoinette,	Nightmare, UFO abduction - or murder? Introducing T.D. Renfro, lesbian therapist/detective in a passionate, dangerous mystery/adventure. Romantic, explicit love scenes, fascinating characters. Set in the pine forests of East Texas.	Fair / Good 1989
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	BAKER.	IN THE GAME	Naiad	£4.75
	Nikki,	A Virginia Kelly Mystery. Ginny and Bev. Always there for each other - friends since business school, where their black faces were lost in a sea of white. As Ginny observes, "Lovers dont last, but friends can be forever". Now Bev is in trouble. Her lover's bullet-riddled body has been found behind a Chicago lesbian bar. The police suspect a hate crime, but Ginny, privy to her own information about the murdered Kelsey, thinks otherwise. Threading her nimble way through the cultural byways and politics of the lesbian society she knows, Ginny asks a lot of questions about Kelsey's death, but finds few answers. Just who is the mysterious 'other woman' in Kelsey's life? And is it true that Kelsey was about to be arrested for embezzlement? Meanwhile, Ginny has acquired a thorny problem of her own. A brief fling with a high-powered lawyer has turned into obsession, and threatens Ginny's long-term relationship. A suicide, another murder - and Ginny begins to suspect that 'she' is being cast at the next victim... In the Game is sharp, funny, and on the mark - the auspicious debut of a new Black writer who brings us what we have eagerly awaited - fresh perspective on today's diverse lesbian community.	Good / V Good 1994     £2.00 P&P (UK)
	BAKER.	THE LAVENDER HOUSE MURDER.	Naiad	£4.75
	Nikki,	A Virginia Kelly Mystery. By night - the bars, the music, the sexual energy. By day - the beaches, the bay... basking in the sun and the scent of suntan lotion. And everywhere the women of Provincetown. Among those women in the sun is Afro-American Virginia Kelly, on vacation apart from lover Emily. Ginny has come to P-town with friend Naomi. They stay at Lavender House, a hotel for lesbian run by Sam, a woman with whom Naomi has had some dramatic history. Other inhabitants include a 'helper' named Anya. A writer and sometime guest named Joan. Loud Barb and her quiet partner. And in P-town itself, a 'car girl' Ginny is very much drawn to. Then... murder shatters the vacation bliss. For among the people brushing up against Ginny and Naomi for these few sensual days is a ruthless killer. And a victim whose death will change the lives of Ginny and Naomi.	Good / V Good 1993   £1.75 P&P (UK)
	BAKER.	THE ULTIMATE EXIT STRATEGY.	Naiad	£4.75
	Nikki,	A Virginia Kelly Mystery.	Good / V Good 1993 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	BARKER.	BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN	Virago	£3.25
	Pat,	A killer is roaming thes treets of a northern city, setting off a wave of terror. he singles out prostitutes, and the face of his latest victim stares out from every newspaper and billboard, haunting the women who walk the streets. But life and work must go on. brenda, with three children can't afford to give up, while Audrey, now in her forties, desperately goes on 'working the cars', protecting herself as best she can. A city and its people are in the grip of a deep sickness, and when another woman is savagely murdered, Jean, her lover, can only find the strength to counter evil with evil. It is Maggie, the survivor of an attack, who finally outlasts the malign and terrifying presence, and recovers her capacity to love.	Fair / Good 1984
	BEECHAM.	FAIR PLAY	Silver Moon Books	£4.50
	Rose,	The 3rd Inspector Amanda Valentine Mystery. The son of a Baptist preacher, Bryce Petty looked like a choir boy. But when he is found murdered his less-than-angelic past becomes front-page news. President of a lesbian and gay broadcasting firm, Bryce had vanished a few months previoulsy, leaving behind him a trail of bad publicity and debts. When Detective Inspector Amanda Valentine starts to investigate the man's life she soon finds that there were a lot of people who wanted him dead. To comlicate things, her own private life is in turmoil and a young detective on her own staff lands her with an unofficial rape investigation like no other she has ever seen. Although so different, the two cases begin to raise similar questions regarding loyalty, silence and responsibilty.	Good / V Good 1997
	BEECHAM.	SECOND GUESS	Silver Moon Books	£4.25
	Rose,	The 2nd Inspector Amanda Valentine Mystery. When Detective Inspector Amanda Valentine is called to the murder scene of Sybil Knight, daughter of a former Ambassador to the United States, she already feels that the case is a ploitical hot potato. But when she arrives to find the body has been found trussed and battered in a private room of a lesbian sex club, she knows it will take every ounce of her skill and courage to track diwn the killer. Sure enough, the investigation is thwarted at every turn by a voracious media and a powerful family detemined to cover up the fact. It soon becomes clear that Sybil had many secrets, and just as many enemies - even her partner Kim suspected her of having an affair with her therapist. As for the therapist, Dr Marlene Friedman is the key to all Sybil's secrets and consequently in extreme danger.	Good / V Good 1995
	BEECHAM.	THE GARBAGE DUMP MURDERS	Silver Moon Books	£4.25
	Rose,	The1st Inspector Amanda Valentine Mystery. A monster the press has dubbed the Garbage Dump Killer is on the loose, his victims a grisly jigswa puzzle of anonymous body parts left around the city. Dogged by an impatient press Detective Inspector Amanda Valentine and her task force have been resoundingly unsuccessful in developing leads to the killer - and a police colleague seems hell-bent on undermining her presence on the case. To make matters worse Jezebal, a friend and informer, has been savagely beaten and her flat ransacked for reasons she is unwilling - or too terrified - to divulge. Tough and unconventional Amanda Valentine is an unusual cop. Unpredictable, passionate, and as lovers and adversaries soon learn, very much her own woman.	Good / V Good 1993
	BOHAN.	SINISTER PARADISE	Madwoman Press	£4.95
	Becky,	Brutt Evans, professor of classical studies on sabbatical from a midwestern university, is visiting the remote, picturesque Greek island of Santorini in the Mediterranean for what she thinks will be a quiet stay and the chance to do research at its archaeological excavation. But when a young Greek photographer plunges to his death from the island's steep cliffs, her research takes a different turn. Island police call the death an accident, but powerful Greek and American authorities suspect otherwise and enlist Britt in their attempts to find out what's going on at the island's Akrotiri excavation. As the investigation intensifies, so do Britts feelings for Cassie Burkhardt, a computer programmer at the dig, with whom she is falling in love. As their relationship heats up, Britt and Cassie also find themselves drawn into an ever tightening spiral of danger and intrigue, until Cassie is abducted and her survival hinges on Britt's resourcefulness and courage. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Good / V Good 1993       £1.50 P&P (UK)
	BROWN.	MURDER AT MONTICELLO or Old Sins.	Bantam	£3.00
	Rita Mae & Sneaky Pie.	A Mrs Murphy Mystery. The most popular citizen of Virginia has been dead for nearly 170 years. That hasn't stopped the good people of tiny Crozet, Virginia, from taking pride in every aspect of Thomas Jefferson's life. But when an archaeological dig of the slave quarters at Jefferson's home, Monticello, uncovers a shocking secret, emotions in Crozet run high - dangerously high. The stunning discovery at Monticello hints at hidden passions and age-old scandals. As postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and some of Crozet's Very Best People try to learn the identity of a centuries-old skeleton - and the reason behind the murder - Harry's tiger cat, Mrs Murphy, and her canine and feline friends attempt to sniff out a modern-day killer. Mrs Murphy and corgi Tee Tucker will stick their paws into the darker mysteries of human nature to solve murders old and new - before curiousity can kill the cat... and Harry Haristeen. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Fair / Good 1995
	BROWN.	PAY DIRT or Adventures at Ash Lawn.	Bantam	£3.00
	Rita Mae,	A Mrs Murphy Mystery. The residents of tiny Crozet, Virginia thrive on gossip, especially in the post office, where Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen presides with her tiger cat, Mrs Murphy. So when a belligerent Hell's Angel crashes Crozet, demanding to see his girlfriend, the leather-clad interloper quickly becomes chief topic of conversation. Then the biker is found murdered, and everyone is baffled. Well, almost everyone... Mrs Murphy and her friends, Welsh corgi Tee Tucker and overweight feline Pewter, havn't been slinking through alleys for nothing. But can they dig up the truth in time to save their humans from a ruthless killer?	Fair / Good 1996
	BROWN.	WISH YOU WERE HERE.	Bantam	£3.00
	Rita Mae,	A Mrs Murphy Mystery. Small towns are like families. Everyone lives very close together... and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town - until its secrets explode into murder. Crozet's thirty-something postmistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tee Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her. When Crozet's citizens start turning up murdered, Harry remembers that each received a card with a tombstone on the front and the message "Wish you were here" on the back. Intent on protecting their human friend, Mrs Murphy and Tucker begin to scent out clues. Meanwhile, Harry is concluding her own investigation, unaware her pets are one step ahead of her. If only Mrs Murphy, could alert her somehow, Harry could uncover the culprit before another murder occurs - and before Harry finds herself on the killers mailing list.	Fair / Good 1991
	BRUYER.	OUT OF THE NIGHT	Naiad	£4.75
	Kris,	Supernatural / Suspense Thriller / Mystery. Psychic Emily Mistore and her friends are called to a country School for troubled girls, where the girls are experiencing events of terrifying proportions. Emily promises the women that nothing bad will happen. But she is wrong. Dead wrong. An unseen enemy of unthinkable malevolence has returned from the grave seeking merciless revenge. And for Emily and her friends, unravelling the horrific secrets of the past is about to become a matter of life and death. Can Emily save them and herself?	Good / V Good 1996       £1.75 P&P (UK)
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	CALLOWAY.	FOURTH DOWN.	Silver Moon	£4.25
	Kate,	A Cassidy James Mystery.	Fair / Good
	CALLOWAY.	5TH WHEEL.	Silver Moon	£4.25
	Kate,	A Cassidy James Mystery. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Fair / Good
	CALLOWAY.	6TH SENSE.	Silver Moon	£4.25
	Kate,	A Cassidy James Mystery. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Fair / Good
	CALLOWAY.	7TH HEAVEN.	Silver Moon	£4.25
	Kate,	A Cassidy James Mystery. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Fair / Good
	CALLOWAY.	8TH DAY.	Silver Moon	£4.25
	Kate,	A Cassidy James Mystery. OUT OF STOCK - AT PRESENT!!!	Fair / Good
	CURRALL.	MURDER IN BLACK & WHITE	Aldyn	£4.25
	Lynda,	A Ronnie Carlton Mystery. Ex-police woman Ronnie Carlton investigates the murder of Tom White, an antique dealer in Stratford-upon-Avon. A witty and fast-moving tale of murder, intrigue and lesbian romance set in the heart of England - Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. “I opened my eyes with a jolt. I was in a hot sweat. Working out that I’d fallen asleep on the sofa was the easy bit. But why was it so damned hot and claustrophobic in here? More to the point, what day was it? Sunday, I suddenly remembered. Then, it all came flooding back. Stratford. The River. A drowning woman called Stephanie. A woman whose business partner had been murdered. And she was here, just down the hall… in my bed. Oh boy!”	Mint / New 1994 204 pages ISBN: 0-9524391-0-7
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	DARTT.	UNEXPECTED SPARKS.		£4.75
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	DAVIDSON.	DEADLY GAMBLE.	Rising Tide Press	£4.95
	Diane,	A Toni Underwood Mystery.	Good / V Good 1995
	DAVIDSON.	DEADLY RENDEZVOUS.	Rising Tide Press	£4.95
	Diane,	A Toni Underwood Mystery.	Good / V Good 1995
	DAVIS.	DEVIL'S LEG CROSSING.	Naiad	£5.25
	Kaye,	The 1st Maris Middleton Mystery. When 16-year-old Karin Beauchamp disappears from her Texas home, the local police believe she's run away. Frustrated by the inadequate investigation, Karin's aunt, Lauren O'Conno, takes a leave of absence from the FBI and hires independent crime scene specialist Maris Middleton to help find her niece. Maris isn't sure which she finds more disconcerting - the dearth of hard evidence or her growing attraction for the enigmatic Lauren. The discovery of Karin's blood soaked blouse appears to be a turning point in the case, until Maris's lab tests show it's not the type of blood they expected. Unknown to the women, someone linked to Karin is about to have a deadly 'accident', and accident that will lead them to long-buried scandals, dark family secrets and the evil that lurks at Devil's Leg Crossing.	Good / V Good 1997 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	DAVIS.	SHATTERED ILLUSIONS	Naiad	£4.75
	Kaye,	The 4th Maris Middleton Mystery. When 3 young women are brutally slain at a dog-grooming shop, independent crime scene specialist Maris Middleton and her lover, FBI agent Lauren O'Connor, join forces to stop the killing. Unfortunately, the investigation looks hopeless from the start. the inexperienced local police fail to protect the crime scene, vital evidence has been cintaminated, and early leads amount to nothing. Frustrated and under intense public scrutiny, Maris and Lauren feel their relationship slowly unravelling. And all the while, someone is watching... and waiting.	Good / V Good 1999 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	DAVIS.	UNTIL THE END	Naiad	£5.25
	Kaye,	The 3rd Maris Middleton Mystery. With her lover, Lauren, away for eight weeks training at the FBI Academy, independent crime scene specialist Maris Middleton is hoping that something exciting will come along to keep her occupied. She doesn't have long to wait. When the brutally battered body of an old woman is found in a ravine, Maris suspects that the homcide is linked to a sinister pattern of revenge and retribution dating back 50 years. But how can she prov it? An expert at deciphering even the tiniest scraps of evidence, Maris knows theres more to murder than meets the eye. What she doesn't know is that a group calling itself the "Keeper of the Legacy" has its eyes on her... and will stop at nothing to make sure their secrets stay buried - along with anyone who tries to stop them!	Good / V Good 1998 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	DE HART YOUNG.	FAMILY SECRETS.	Naiad	£4.50
	Laura,	Orphaned as a child when her parents were killed in a tragic car wreck, Meg Rhyland is shocked when a stranger appears claiming to be her half-brother and demanding his share of her inheritance. To make matters worse, Meg and Kit, her partner of 4 years, are having serious problems - and Kit has begun drinking heavily. After Meg catches her lover in bed with a close family friend, Kit moves out, leaving Meg alone to deal with her alleged sibling. When Meg learns that the car crash that killed her parents might not have been an accident, she hires Private Detective Susan Marks to find out the truth about her father's past. As the women unravel the tangled knot of lies and secrets, they discover that Meg is the target of a terrifying conspiracy. But will they be able to stop it before the killing begins?	Good / V Good 1996 £1.50 P&P (UK)
	DE HART YOUNG.	FOREVER and the NIGHT.	Naiad	£4.75
	Laura,		Fair / Good
	DOUGLAS.	A RAGE OF MAIDENS	Naiad	£4.50
	Lauren Wright,	The 6th Caitlin Reece Mystery. Clive Culhaine has hired Caitlin to help his troubled young daughter, Andy. Several years ago, Andy was primary witness to a sexual assault on her sister. In the court proceedings that followed, Caitlin, on the prosecuting team, was helpless in the face of the brief prison sentence given to Mal Dennison. Since then, the tragedy has caused the breakup of Andy's family. And now Dennison has been released from jail. Caitlin's own life has changed. Her long-standing tenants have moved away, she is recovering from an unresolved love affair. And her investigation of Dennison lays bare new dimensions in herself - and unsettling new demarcations in the people around her. In former lover Tonia, in friend Gray Ng, even unscrupulous Fancis the ferret seems altered. There is one certainty. Caitlin is no longer helpless to deal with Mal Dennison. And she has a weapon even more lethal than the .357 Magnum she carries: her own, highly personal, very deadly rage.	Fair / Good 1994 £1.75 P&P (UK)
	DOUGLAS.	A TIGER'S HEART	Silver Moon Books	£3.75
	Lauren Wright,	The 4th Caitlin Reece Mystery. An urgent and desperate telephone call late at night brings to painful life a ghost from Caitlin Reece's past. The woman she loved and lost over 20 years ago is in fear for her life and begs Caitlin to help. But when she meets the seaplane from Vancouver it is not the woman she loved who gets off, but her daughter Jory. 'She's dead' Jory tells Caitlin. The police can find no body and suspect the 10 year old is making it all up.