The 5th Gender – G. L. Carriger
A species that has no word for murder has a murderer aboard their spaceship.
New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger (writing as G.L. Carriger) brings you a light-hearted sci-fi mystery featuring an adorable lavender alien and his human crush.
ALIEN
Tristol lives in exile. But he’s built a life for himself aboard a massive space station. He’s even begun to understand the complex nuances of human courting rituals. Detective Hastion is finally flirting back!
MURDER
Except that Tristol’s beloved adopted home is unexpectedly contacted by the galoi – a xenophobic species with five genders, purple skin, and serious attitude. They need the help of a detective because there’s a murderer aboard their spaceship. Murder is so rare, the galoi don’t even have a word for it. Tristol knows this because he is galoi.
ROMANCE
Which means that he and Detective Hastion are on the case… together.
“This is a fun, funny, sexy book, and I’m so happy it exists. It hits you in the feels, makes you laugh and cry, and makes you think about matters of family, kin, and the heart.” ~ Bookriot
Delicate Sensibilities?
Contains men who love other men in graphic detail, regardless of gender, biology, or skin color… and lots of emotively sexy tentacle hair.
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Subgenres: Crime & Mystery, First Contact, Genetic Engineering, LGBTQIA+, Romance
Date first published: May 18, 2019
On Kindle Unlimited: No
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Website: https://gailcarriger.com/
Biography: Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and over a million books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy (and sexy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.
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Cover artist name: Starla Hutchton
Cover artist website: https://www.designedbystarla.com/
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