you know what's completely absent from the sub-genre of

[james_davis_nicoll]

women who gave up careers in the big city to move to a small town, run a small business, find a new romance, adopt or foster a couple of kids and solve crime? Women who decide/discover at age 40 that yeah, they really do prefer to be romantically involved with women over men.

Why is that?

[They exist, I just don't get sent them for some reason. Time to go button hole my editors on this matter]

Comments

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

Back in the 1990s, I was aware of (and read) loads of lesbian detective novels. As a poster notes, Mary Wings was one, but there were others (but ask me to name them, and I probably no longer can, alas). I know at least one of the former lesbian-leaning book publishers has since gone out of business, but find it difficult to believe that there aren't enough self-published books to make up for some of that loss. (My life went chaotic enough back in 1999 that I lost track of certain things; regrettably, that was one.)

[awesomeaud.livejournal.com]

Here's a list of gay and lesbian detective series from Stop, You're Killing Me:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/DiversityCats/GayLesbian.html

I seem to recall a series about a lesbian who owned a fine restaurant and had a friend/sidekick named Cordelia, but I can't find anything that matches.

[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

Probably the Jane Lawless series, by Ellen Hart: http://www.ellenhart.com/jane.html

[(Anonymous)]

Yes! Yes! Thank you.

I remembered the author as 'Carolyn Hart', but since none of her stuff matched, I thought I was losing what was left of my mind!

Heck, it's on that list I linked to at 'Stop, You're Killing Me', but somehow I missed it. Duhhhh.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Definitely the Jane Lawless books. I think a new one just came out, too!

[aberrantangels]

I was trying to remember the author of the Micky Knight series. Thanks!