Genre:
Mystery
Themes:
Cozy Mystery
Friends to Lovers
Kidnapping / Disappearance
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Waitstaff / Barista / Bartender
Geographic Location:
Caribbean
United States
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Castle / Manor / Estate
Island
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery
The Vera Kelly Series, Book 2
By Rosalie Knecht
The “splendid genre-pushing” (People) Vera Kelly series returns in full force as our recently out-of-the-spy-game heroine finds herself traveling from Brooklyn to a sprawling countryside estate in the Caribbean in her first case as a private investigator.
When ex-CIA agent Vera Kelly loses her job and her girlfriend in a single day, she reluctantly goes into business as a private detective. Heartbroken and cash-strapped, she takes a case that dredges up dark memories and attracts dangerous characters from across the Cold War landscape. Before it’s over, she’ll chase a lost child through foster care and follow a trail of Dominican exiles to the Caribbean. Forever looking over her shoulder, she nearly misses what’s right in front of her: her own desire for home, connection, and a new romance at the local bar.
In this exciting second installment of the Vera Kelly series, Rosalie Knecht challenges and deepens the Vera we love: a woman of sparkling wit, deep moral fiber, and martini-dry humor who knows how to follow a case even as she struggles to follow her heart.
Winner of the 2021 Edgar Award – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards