Jane Lawless Series

27 primary works • 27 total works
From the first installment, Hallowed Murder, the long-running Jane Lawless Mysteries from award-winning author Ellen Hart has delighted fans of the cozy gay mystery genre for more than three decades. Featuring a lesbian restauranteur and licensed P.I. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and dealing uniquely with LGBT issues, "Hart, the veteran crime writer,…

Book 1

Hallowed Murder
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3.56 · 899 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 1989 · 11 editions
The police call Allison Lord's drowning a suicide,…

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    Book 2

    Vital Lies
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    3.81     · 391 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 editions
    In the second charming Jane Lawless mystery, the w…

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    Book 3

    Stage Fright
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    3.86     · 410 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions
    Book three in the Jane Lawless murder mystery seri…

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    Book 4

    A Killing Cure
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    3.90     · 395 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1993 · 13 editions
    Members of the prestigious and long-revered Amelia…

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    Book 5

    A Small Sacrifice
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    4.00     · 359 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions
    When Cordelia Thorn ventures to Summer Green, Wisc…

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    Book 6

    Faint Praise
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    3.97     · 327 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1995 · 14 editions
    "INTELLIGENT AND ENGROSSING . . . A VERY COMPLEX P…

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    Book 7

    Robber's Wine
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    3.87     · 304 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1996 · 12 editions
    THE DEAD OF SUMMER
    The first of the dead is wealthy…

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    Book 8

    Wicked Games
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    3.92     · 354 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1998 · 7 editions
    Jane Lawless has worked hard to make her Minneapol…

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    Book 9

    Hunting the Witch
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    3.95     · 339 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1999 · 12 editions
    Jane Lawless reluctantly teams up with her good fr…

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    Book 10

    The Merchant of Venus
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    3.97     · 299 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2001 · 9 editions
    A high profile celebrity Hollywood wedding--just t…

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    Book 11

    Immaculate Midnight
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    3.91     · 291 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2002 · 8 editions
    Ray Lawless, prominent defense attorney and father…

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    Book 12

    An Intimate Ghost
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    3.88     · 294 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions
    Restaurateur Jane Lawless is thrilled to be cateri…

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    Book 13

    The Iron Girl
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    3.99     · 322 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2005 · 8 editions
    When Jane Lawless finds a gun in her dead partner'…

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    Book 14

    Night Vision
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    3.81     · 315 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions
    Joanna Kasimir, an old friend of Jane Lawless, lef…

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    Book 15

    The Mortal Groove
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    3.87     · 310 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2007 · 9 editions
    Minneapolis restaurateur and amateur sleuth Jane L…

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    Book 16

    Sweet Poison
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    3.82     · 347 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2008 · 8 editions
    Jane Lawless is at her wit’s end keeping her Minne…

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    Book 17

    The Mirror and the Mask
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    3.83     · 328 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions
    Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless is at crossr…

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    Book 18

    The Cruel Ever After
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    3.83     · 338 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    The shock that Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawle…

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    Book 19

    The Lost Women of Lost Lake
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    3.70     · 376 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2011 · 9 editions
    Restaurateur and part-time P.I. Jane Lawless is ta…

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    Book 20

    Rest for the Wicked
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    3.90     · 292 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2012 · 10 editions
    DeAndre Moore came to Minneapolis from St. Louis w…

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    Book 21

    Taken by the Wind
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    3.74     · 340 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    PI and restaurateur Jane Lawless must track down t…

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    Book 22

    The Old Deep and Dark
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    3.80     · 396 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions
    Renowned theater director Cordelia Thorn is workin…

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    Book 23

    The Grave Soul
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    3.77     · 315 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
    In the next riveting, insightful Jane Lawless myst…

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    Book 24

    Fever in the Dark
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    3.70     · 283 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2017 · 5 editions
    Ellen Hart was named the 2017 MWA Grand Master, th…

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    Book 25

    A Whisper of Bones
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    3.69     · 516 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2018 · 6 editions
    Fans of Jane Lawless new and old will be fascinate…

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    Book 26

    Twisted at the Root
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    3.77     · 331 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
    Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Ellen Hart’…

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    Book 27

    In a Midnight Wood
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    3.83     · 352 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 2020 · 4 editions
    Beloved heroine Jane Lawless finds that some secre…

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