Borealis: Without a Compass Books in Order

North and Shaw investigate a missing runaway while threats involving North’s family resurface. Following the girl’s path exposes adults who profit from vulnerable teenagers, and the discovery of her body puts the detectives directly in the killers’ sights.

North and Shaw investigate threats at a gay-romance convention, hoping the assignment might also improve their overworked relationship. When an author is poisoned during a panel, they must untangle rivalries and lies before the gathering ends and the killer escapes.

Hired to escort a politician’s son to appointments, North and Shaw instead discover he has vanished. A related death intensifies the search while another suspicious assignment and family tensions complicate their efforts to uncover who wants the boy gone.

North and Shaw navigate friendship, birthdays and life as a couple in this second companion collection. Smaller cases involve stolen money and a missing boyfriend, while a professional convention brings encounters with familiar faces beyond their usual investigations.

North’s estranged husband is charged with murder, drawing North and Shaw into a case involving old college friends and hidden relationships. When another attack suggests the killer is still active, clearing his name becomes a race to prevent further deaths.