Detective Tiernan Series by Sydney Gibson

For Detective Lieutenant Emma Tiernan, murder's been her business for too long. Just as she's looking forward to early retirement, she is assigned a disturbing new homicide - and an unwelcome new partner, stretching her boundaries to their limit.Beautiful rookie detective Sasha Garnier is as infuriating as she is impressive, and the combination wreaks havoc on Emma's careful defenses... moreFor Detective Lieutenant Emma Tiernan, murder's been her business for too long. Just as she's looking forward to early retirement, she is assigned a disturbing new homicide - and an unwelcome new partner, stretching her boundaries to their limit.Beautiful rookie detective Sasha Garnier is as infuriating as she is impressive, and the combination wreaks havoc on Emma's careful defenses. The reluctant pair soon realize they have a serial killer on their hands, one who plays games only Emma seems to understand. As the case heats up, more than their professional relationship is put to the test.When the FBI inserts itself into their investigation, secrets are revealed that cut Emma to the bone. It's a race against time to figure out who she can trust, before the murderer claims his next victim, likely, Emma herself... less

Does time really heal all wounds? Eight months after her life was torn apart, Emma Tiernan is still questioning where it all went wrong. Now back in Chicago, promoted to Captain and sidelined, Emma is living the mundane until her former partner, Sasha Clarke, shows up on her doorstep with a unique job offer.Still in love and very bored, Emma joins Sasha in forming an FBI cold case unit, taking her back into a world she thought she left behind in Two Shades of Blue... moreDoes time really heal all wounds? Eight months after her life was torn apart, Emma Tiernan is still questioning where it all went wrong. Now back in Chicago, promoted to Captain and sidelined, Emma is living the mundane until her former partner, Sasha Clarke, shows up on her doorstep with a unique job offer.Still in love and very bored, Emma joins Sasha in forming an FBI cold case unit, taking her back into a world she thought she left behind in Two Shades of Blue. Their first case together in the unit, a thirty year old cold case homicide of a young girl on a school trip to the nation’s capital, takes the two women deep into a world of politics, lies, drugs and murder. Along the way, they begin to rediscover each other and pull down the walls they’ve built up, all while digging through buried truths of dirty cops and drug cartels.One murder turns into many gruesome ones, leaving the two women in danger as they get closer to uncovering the truth, putting their lives on the line as Emma realizes there’s more to life than being a detective, and there’s more to Sasha as she navigates her own dark family past.Under Darkened Skies is the thrilling sequel to Two Shades of Blue, and the second novel in the Emma Tiernan detective series. Each page leaves you questioning and reluctant to let your guard down as the action and intrigue never stops! less