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Fox County Forensics
Series · 6 books · 2019-2024

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#1

Mind Games

2019

A rookie forensic investigator, a seasoned patrol officer, and a crime scene that just might be the death of them both. Kelsey Granger is meticulous and careful, determined to turn her OCD into an advantage in her new job at the coroner’s office. There’s just one problem – her boss doesn’t think she’s ready. When Kelsey arrives at her first death scene to find the responding officer contaminating the evidence, she starts to wonder if her boss was right. Zara Hayes hates death scenes. She’s been on patrol five long years but her chief won’t promote her until she can overcome her fear. So here she is, just feet away from a dead body while a pretty young investigator reads her the riot act because she thinks Zara screwed up her scene. With a killer on the loose, there’s no time to argue so Zara and Kelsey team up to solve the case. As they get closer to the truth – and to each other – they must confront the mind games we play… in life, in love, and even in death. ASIN moved from less recent edition
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#2

Radio Silence

2021

A patrol officer is pulled out of her comfort zone and into danger when she follows her heart—and a spunky, cute dispatcher—into a fast-paced, twisty homicide investigation. Mel Pine is a newly solo cop patrolling the sinister streets on third shift and looking for a distraction from troubles at home. The job keeps her busy, and a friendly dispatcher keeps her company on the radio each night. Court Wilson can’t wait to get out of the dispatcher’s office and into a patrol car, but with an overprotective dad who happens to also be the chief of police, that’s not likely to happen any time soon. When a 911 call comes in about a vehicle on fire—and a body within—Court dispatches Mel to the scene. Eager to observe some real policework… and meet the woman behind the radio… Court follows along and soon finds herself tangled in a killer’s web. Can the lone wolf come to the overeager rookie’s rescue, or will one of them go radio silent—forever?
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#3

Dark Skies

2021

When disaster strikes, a seasoned firefighter and the chief medical examiner join forces to rebuild their city – and ignite a fire for each other they can’t extinguish. On a dark and stormy morning, a tornado touches down in Fox County, destroying homes and families and uncovering decades-old secrets. Dr. Amelia Trace has been training to handle a mass fatality for years, but when she arrives on the scene with her forensics team, things are worse than she could imagine. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled, a teenager’s sleepover has ended in tragedy… and the fire department’s newest recruits are running around like a litter of unruly puppies. Fire Lieutenant Simone Olivier is getting serious side-eye from the beautiful, stern medical examiner and she’s ready to put her rookies on a leash when one of them discovers a victim with a bullet wound. The scene becomes a homicide investigation – Dr. Trace’s turf – and with a killer on the loose, it’s all hands on deck before the evidence gets washed away in the rain. Simone and Amelia team up to catch the killer, but can these career women find room for love too?
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#4

Chain Reaction

2021

The chemistry is off the charts in the latest romantic suspense in the bestselling Fox County Forensics series. Hardworking chemist Dylan and quiet-but-quirky histologist Elise are inseparable. Instant best friends ever since they joined the medical examiner’s team, they fancy themselves matchmakers around the office—and they’re blind to what’s right in front of them. Focusing on the lab work that’s been piling up ever since a tornado hit the city, Dylan and Elise are the only two in the office who can’t see how in love they are. But when danger comes knocking and Dylan has a close encounter with the Rideshare Stalker who’s been terrorizing Fox County, everything changes. Life is short, true love is a gift, and the world is about to find out just how loud Elise can get—and how far she’ll go to save the woman she loves.
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#5

Lady Killer

2021

Opposites attract when a forensic investigator dying to fit in teams up with a detective with a major case of wanderlust. Maya Ross has worked hard to cultivate a tough, no-nonsense reputation as ‘one of the guys’ in a male-dominated field. As lead investigator, she’s at the peak of her career – and she can’t admit to anyone that it’s making her deeply unhappy. When femme, gorgeous Detective Arlen Rose blows into town on a killer’s trail, she’s everything Maya never knew she needed – and the answer to the gnawing emptiness inside her. They team up to catch the prolific serial killer before he strikes again, but the closer they get to him, the sooner Arlen will move on. Can they bring the Rideshare Creep to justice, or will their own hearts become casualties of the chase?
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#8

Guardian Angel

A Sapphic Romantic Suspense Novel

2024

A woman is brutally slain and discarded in a secure construction site. She’s discovered wrapped in a silk sheet, wearing nothing but expensive diamond earrings. No one knows how she got there. When Detective Lena Wolf gets the call to investigate, her department is already stretched thin canvassing a multi-body dump site in the forest at the edge of Fox County. That means she’s going solo to catch the killer. The very first clue? An ominous call to the Medical Examiner’s Office from a man claiming to know Jane Doe. Receptionist Reese Mitchell uses gossip and pranks to keep the morbid aspects of her job at bay, but when the calls keep coming and the killer setting his sights on her, she can’t keep up that flippant facade. Terrified and helpless, she puts her safety in Lena’s hands. With everyone else still in the forest, Lena is the only one who can protect Reese. Guarding her night and day, Lena meets the real Reese no one else has, and falls for her. There’s only one problem. There’s a killer running around Fox County, and he’s picked his next target. Can Lena throw him behind bars before Reese becomes his latest victim?

Author

Cara Malone
Cara Malone
Author · 41 books

I write stories that explore the thrills – and challenges – of falling in love as a woman-loving woman, including the bestselling Lakeside Hospital medical romance series and Rainbow Award honorable mention The Rules of Love. My books are for you if you’re a fan of contemporary romance, if you love strong women who aren’t afraid to be vulnerable, and if you like a little heat with your sapphic love stories. Grab a free copy of Mind Games on my website, CaraMalone.com

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