Blood of the Innocents

De: Catherine Maiorisi

Narrado por: Abby Craden

After recording the last interview of a month-long media extravaganza orchestrated by the brass, NYPD Detectives Chiara Corelli and P. J. Parker are hoping for time out of the spotlight working cold cases and/or solving low profile murders. But the brutal murder of Alessandra Moreau, a singer on track to becoming a superstar, in the living room of New York State Senator Leigh Drayman, a trans woman, is anything but.

Besides Drayman, only Moreau's twin sister and her wife knew she was a trans woman, so Corelli and Parker focus their attention on three suspects—the agent/manager stealing from her, a man from her attorney's office who assaulted her, and H, a rejected lover who she fears.

And when they find thirteen trans women murdered in exactly the manner as Moreau in just over two years, their focus changes and they enlist the senator's help to get the NYPD to set up a task force.

With the murder of two more trans women in New York City, the killer seems to be taunting them. But they are no closer to finding him then they were after Moreau was murdered.

As they dig deeper into those early murders, they eliminate suspects and begin to focus on the one with motive, means, and opportunity.

©2025 Catherine Maiorisi (P)2025 Tantor Media

Trans Women

This series seems to get better and better. I was so looking forward to this book and it did not disappoint! Abby Craden’s superb performance makes the characters come to life. The development of the characters gets better with each book!

Excellent Mystery

This author did such a beautiful job of developing a murder mystery with a very difficult and timely subject. A huge thank you for developing this story. Of course the narration was perfect.

A superb commentary on troubling times.

Trigger warning for all our Trans friends and loved ones. Skip this for your own sake or proceed with caution. It's dark but so necessary for others to contemplate in these oppressive times.

These books are some of my favorites. They are gritty , real, deeply personal. The author has an amazing eye for intricacy. In the systems , dysfunction, family and fragility that dominate much of our worldm. These characters are real, complex and flawed.

This series ages like fine wine and doesn't shy away from the terrible violence hate and oppression perpetuated by those whose choices are driven by fear not hope. (Mandela)

Thank you for shining light on the struggle so many trans people face just to exist and breathe in their own skin. It's needed now more than ever.

Loved the familiarity

A great addition to the series!!
Such a timely topic
Always enjoy the partnership and the give and take.

Parker’s accent is getting on my nerves!

I cannot finish this book. I’ve listened to chiara and Parker in previous stories but the bad accent of Parker in this one has hit my limit. The story could have been better if it was more realistic…not everyone who is NOT lgbq are bad but they’re portraying them to be in this story