8 must-read fiction books like Simple Justice (Benjamin Justice, #1) by John Morgan Wilson

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Simple Justice (Benjamin Justice, #1)

By: John Morgan Wilson

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Following the death of his lover and a scandal involving his Pulitzer Prize-winning article, crime …

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Cover of The Serpent's Tongue (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #15) by Dorien Grey

1. The Serpent's Tongue (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #15)

By: Dorien Grey

4.50

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

When Dick Hardesty is hired to look into threats against former priest Dan Stabile, possibly from s… read more

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  • mystery
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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2. Closet (Todd Mills Mystery #1)

By: R.D. Zimmerman

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It began with a brutal attack in a posh Minneapolis neighborhood.  And from the first killing to th… read more

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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3. Banged Up (Jas Anderson Thriller, #2)

By: Jack Dickson

4.23

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Detective-Sergeant Jas Anderson, the violent anti-hero of FreeForm, ended that story being expelled… read more

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  • mystery
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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4. Death Trick (Donald Strachey, #1)

By: Richard Stevenson

4.09

Format: 116 pages,

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery

5. The Bar Watcher (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #3)

By: Dorien Grey

3.78

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Gay men are being killed by unknown assailant but all are unsavoury characters who have acted out i… read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. The Hired Man (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #4)

By: Dorien Grey

3.78

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Dick Hardesty, gay PI, is hired to protect the interests of a gay/bisexual escort service when a cl… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
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7. Freeform

By: Jack Dickson

3.97

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A tough gay thriller set in the criminal underworld of Glasgow, Scotland.Set in the derelict inner-… read more

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  • mystery
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
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8. Howtown (Henry Rios Mystery, #3)

By: Michael Nava

5.00

Format: None pages, ebook

A controversial case brings lawyer Henry Rios back home to Oakland--and into the sights of a stone-… read more

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  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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9. The Butcher's Son (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #1)

By: Dorien Grey

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dick Hardesty is pressed into service when someone starts burning down gay bars all over town and t… read more

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  • mystery
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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10. Simple Justice (Benjamin Justice, #1)

By: John Morgan Wilson

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Following the death of his lover and a scandal involving his Pulitzer Prize-winning article, crime … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

11. Third Man Out (Donald Strachey, #4)

By: Richard Stevenson

4.32

Format: 650 pages,

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12. Cited to Death (Jamie Brodie Mystery, #1)

By: Meg Perry

2.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Academic librarian Jamie Brodie hasn't seen old boyfriend Dan Christensen in years. When Jamie read… read more

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13. The Yellow Canary (LA After Midnight Quartet, #1)

By: Steve Neil Johnson

3.50

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Los Angeles, 1956. It's a dangerous time to be gay. Nobody knows that better than closeted prosecut… read more

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14. The Burning Plain (Henry Rios Mystery, #6)

By: Michael Nava

3.30

Format: None pages, ebook

Attorney Henry Rios fights for his freedom and his life when a homophobic serial killer targets gay… read more

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15. The Death of Friends (Henry Rios Mystery, #5)

By: Michael Nava

3.30

Format: None pages, ebook

When a judge leading a double life is murdered, Henry Rios comes to the controversial defense of th… read more

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16. The Hidden Law (Henry Rios Mystery, #4)

By: Michael Nava

4.04

Format: None pages, ebook

The fourth novel in Michael Nava's award-winning series takes Henry Rios back to his roots when he … read more

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17. Strachey's Folly (Donald Strachey, #7)

By: Richard Stevenson

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Strachey's visit to a showing of the AIDS quilt in Washington, D.C. turns up a panel for a man ho i… read more

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18. Rag and Bone (Henry Rios Mystery, #7)

By: Michael Nava

4.29

Format: 156 pages, ebook

In Michael Nava's final Henry Rios mystery, the Latino lawyer faces his most daunting personal and … read more

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19. On the Other Hand, Death (Donald Strachey #2)

By: Richard Stevenson

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

When the giant Millpond Company finds its plans for a mega-shopping mall stymied by the refusal of … read more

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20. The 9th Man (A Dick Hardesty Mystery, #2)

By: Dorien Grey

3.78

Format: None pages,

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21. Final Atonement (Doug Orlando Mystery, #1)

By: Steve Neil Johnson

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST MYSTERY! The bestselling crime novels of New York life in t… read more

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22. Lay Your Sleeping Head (The Henry Rios Novels)

By: Michael Nava , Michael Hames-García

4.67

Format: 523 pages,

Thirty years ago, The Little Death introduced Henry Rios, a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer who… read more

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23. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1) by Ann Cleeves

24. The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.95

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outsi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"His thoughts were wheeling and dipping like the gulls over the estuary, groping for an explanation, feeling at last he was making sense of what lie behind Walden's death..."

-Ann Cleeves, The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1)

Cover of Shock to the System (A Donald Strachey Mystery Book 5) by Richard Stevenson

25. Shock to the System (A Donald Strachey Mystery Book 5)

By: Richard Stevenson

4.63

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 5 – Donald Strachey is asked to investigate the suspicious death of… read more

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26. The Lemon Drop Kid

By: Josh Lanyon

4.12

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

How The Cookie Crumbled As sole heir to the Bredahl Cookies and Cakes fortune, Casper led a comf… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
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27. Murder in Shades of Blue and Green (DS Charlie Rees, # 1)

By: Ripley Hayes

4.12

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

DS Charlie Rees wants a fresh start. He wants to make his name as a serious, professional, detec… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder in Shades of Wood and Stone (DS Charlie Rees #2) by Ripley Hayes

28. Murder in Shades of Wood and Stone (DS Charlie Rees #2)

By: Ripley Hayes

4.40

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

An early morning phone call. A dead teenager. A bunch of hostile witnesses with a wedding to attend… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2) by Michael Nava

29. Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

By: Michael Nava

4.51

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Bill Ryan's death an accident? Henry Rios has his doubts. The first new Henry Rios novel in 20… read more

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Your mind lives in fear and regret but your body can only live right now, in this moment. So, take some deep breaths and live in your body. It's a safer place to be than in your head."

-Michael Nava, Carved in Bone (Henry Rios #2)

Cover of Lies with Man (Henry Rios #3) by Michael Nava

30. Lies with Man (Henry Rios #3)

By: Michael Nava

4.46

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Los Angeles, 1986. A group of right-wing Christians has put an initiative on the November ballot… read more

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Chain of Fools (A Donald Strachey Mystery Book 6) by Richard Stevenson

31. Chain of Fools (A Donald Strachey Mystery Book 6)

By: Richard Stevenson

4.06

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 6 – Private Investigator Donald Strachey is asked to look into the … read more

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