There are 12 books in the Paul Turner Mysteries series. The newest book is Ring of Silence .

When right-wing televangelist Bruce Mucklewrath is attacked and his daughter is killed, Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner suspects a conspiracy of vengeance against right-wing bigots perpetrated by the homosexual community--of which he is a member
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Political Poison

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Middle-aged gay cop Paul Turner investigates the murder of a Chicago alderman, who was also a leading liberal professor, and discovers a network of jealousy, hatred, and deadly secrets among traditional politicians and envious professors

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Another Dead Teenager

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Detective Paul Turner investigates the brutal murders of two high-school athletes from prominent area families and slowly begins to suspect something more horrifying than a pair of sensless killings--something deadly that also threatens those he loves

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The Truth Can Get You Killed

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The last thing that Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner wants to do on New Year's Day is investigate a murder. But when the body is that of a conservative, homophobic judge and it is found outside a popular gay nightclub, the task takes on a new urgency for him. Now…

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Drop Dead

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When male supermodel Cullom Furyk plummets to his death from the top of a major downtown hotel, gay Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner and his partner, Detective Buck Fenwick, are called to find out what actually happened. One witness claims that Furyk was pushed to his death, and someone involved…

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Sex and Murder.com

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Craig Lenzati, the rich and powerful CEO of Chicago's answer to Microsoft, is found brutally murdered with stab wounds all over his body. The murder is reported anonymously, and a quick and quiet resolution to the case is demanded by City Hall. Meanwhile, the list of suspects is almost endless…

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Dead Egotistical Morons

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Boys4U is the world's most popular singing group - at least among teenaged girls - and they have closed out their sold-out world tour with a series of shows in Chicago's brand new arena. The premier group of the inexplicably popular "boy band" trend, they've just finished their very last…

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Nerds Who Kill

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Paul Turner is a widowed father of two teenaged boys, one of whom has spina bifida, rapidly approaching middle age, and used to dealing gracefully with all the challenges these things entail. Turner, however, is slightly different from others in his situation - he's openly gay and a homicide detective…

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Hook, Line, and Homicide

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Since when are vacations ever relaxing? All Chicago police Detective Paul Turner is hoping for on his annual retreat from the city and his job is a little peace and quiet. This time he's headed to the Canadian Great North Woods for a couple of weeks with family and friends…