Sigrid Harald Books in Order

When a college art professor dies after drinking poisoned coffee, NYPD detective Sigrid Harald investigates his department’s competing ambitions and resentments. Colleagues, staff, and personal enemies become suspects as she searches for the person responsible for the fatal cup.

Sigrid Harald investigates the murder of Julie Redmond, a demanding woman with few friends. Looking beneath her polished appearance reveals blackmail, stolen jewels, and a troubled past, giving the detective several reasons why someone might have wanted her dead.

Attorney Clayton Gladwell’s retirement threatens secrets preserved in his private blue case folders. After he is shot, Sigrid Harald investigates clients and associates whose hidden histories could provide motives, while someone appears determined to eliminate more than the lawyer.

A bombing at a New York hotel’s cribbage tournament leaves Sigrid Harald’s police partner seriously injured. Already dealing with injuries from another confrontation, she investigates an attack that draws her into the tournament’s rivalries and the lives of its participants.

A dancer’s murder during a children’s performance and a violent domestic incident leave young witnesses to two killings. Sigrid Harald uses carefully chosen psychological techniques and dolls to help the children communicate what they saw and identify the killers.

After a Christmas gala, a trustee is found murdered at a New York art gallery housed in a grand mansion. Sigrid Harald investigates blackmail and a disputed artwork among collectors and gallery associates, while another disturbing case demands police attention.

The murder of an unpopular police officer draws Sigrid Harald into secrets surrounding her own father’s death on duty. A second killing and an elusive witness intensify the investigation, forcing her to confront uncomfortable questions about fellow officers.

Sigrid Harald inherits valuable paintings after the death of her artist lover Oscar Nauman. As she navigates grief and pressure from gallery interests, a police investigation into an apparent suicide develops doubts that complicate her return to work.

Sigrid Harald investigates the poisoning of two homeless men in New York’s West Village. A feud involving a mafia widow and a retired opera singer suggests unintended victims, while questions about her late lover’s final journey continue to trouble her.