Hazardverse: Sidetracks Books in Order

These brief Hazardverse stories follow familiar characters away from their major investigations. Races, dinners, awkward introductions, shoe shopping, and a ghost hunt offer glimpses of relationships and everyday encounters across the interconnected world of Hazard and Somerset.

Graduate student Nico and burned-out detective Jadon reunite after an unhappy history. Neither wants to revisit their relationship, but a stalker targeting Nico forces them together and makes both men question what they need from each other.

Flash-fiction stories revisit the couples and friendships of the Hazardverse away from their main investigations. Reunions, dates, family introductions and shared misadventures reveal quieter complications in the lives of characters usually occupied with much greater danger.

Ready to pursue his own ambitions, Fernando unexpectedly becomes caregiver to his brother’s baby. Hiring a patient, attractive nanny offers practical help and new possibilities, but accepting them may mean finally setting boundaries with his family.

Injured detective Gray Dulac becomes obsessed with the case of a wounded young man whose scars resemble his own. When the man is murdered, Gray becomes a suspect and must find the truth among people determined to deceive him.

Aspiring detective Sam needs evidence of community involvement, while former detective Gray needs a more respectable image to fund his nonprofit. Pretending to be a stable couple seems mutually convenient, until the arrangement complicates their lives and feelings.