Recs if you like The Long Call...
🚂Next in Series Hype Train🚃💨
Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.
Covers the next 12 months. Updates once a month - please send recs
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I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. I'm not including series from romances where it's hard to tell if the books are standalone or not (for my health🙃).
(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here 😭)
Queer Lit Detectives
Everyone loves a good mystery, especially if there's a detective full of character on the case. Where the magic happens is if that detective is also LGBTQIAP2S+.
A version of this is now a quest!
Noir around the world
A collection of mystery books with settings from around the world. Usually written by someone from that area but not always.
no badge? no problem.
Ethical murder solving from your couch without joining your local police department.
LGBT+ mystery fiction
List of books with queer representation AND mystery. Can be murder mystery but not necessarily! (ps : I haven't read all the books in this list so if they suck it's not because I have bad taste)
Britbox Badge Bros
Dude detectives with adaptations on Britbox. The ladies have their own list under Britbox Badge Broads.
Queer Detectives/Cops/LE
Mystery books featuring at least one queer protagonist in law enforcement
Agatha Award for Best Novel
The Agatha Awards are given each year at the Malice Domestic conference for the best traditional or cozy mystery novel.
In 2011 the Best Historical Novel category was introduced, and in 2013 the Best Novel category was discontinued in favor of the Best Contemporary Novel category. All three categories are included in this list.
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