Laura Lippman 
Tess Chronicles [EPUB ebook] 
Ropa Vieja, The Shoeshine Man’s Regrets, and The Accidental Detective

Laura Lippman’s beloved Baltimore private investigator, Tess Monaghan, has been featured in several short stories, including Ropa Vieja, The Shoeshine Man’s Regrets, and The Book Thing*. Another story, The Every Day Housewife, provides the first look into the inner life of Tess’s mother as a young newlywed in the 1970s. As a bonus, there is also a "profile" of Tessbylined by former journalist Laura Lippman-that appeared in the award-winning anthology, The Line-Up. Available singly or as a collection.