“[Emley’s] approach to her material is strikingly unusual.  The characters, including Iris Thorne herself, have a lifelike complexity, and the portrait of Los Angeles . . . is masterfully drawn . . . . SLOW

Sexy and savvy Iris Thorne has made it to the big corner office of the glittering yet cutthroat Los Angeles investment firm, McKinney Alitzer. She’s looking ahead to a bright future with new boyfriend Garland

Detective Nan Vining investigates what appears to be a routine gang shooting, only to discover there is nothing typical about it. While the bodies pile up, Nan’s renewed romance with her partner Jim Kissick reaches

Homicide police detective, single mother to a teenage daughter, and lover of partner Jim Kissick, Nan Vining wishes life was a little more serene — like it is at Georgia Berryhill’s Malibu Canyon compound. Or