Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry Now? | 1991 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 2 | Political Poison | 1993 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 3 | Another Dead Teenager | 1995 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 4 | The Truth Can Get You Killed | 1997 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 5 | Drop Dead | 1999 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 6 | Sex and Murder.com | 2001 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 7 | Dead Egotistical Morons | 2003 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 8 | Nerds Who Kill | 2005 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 9 | Hook, Line, and Homicide | 2007 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 10 | Black And Blue And Pretty Dead Too | 2011 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 11 | Pawn of Satan | 2013 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
| 12 | Ring of Silence | 2017 | Mark Richard Zubro | Buy |
The Paul Turner series follows a gay Chicago police detective through 12 mysteries published between 1991 and 2017. Turner is a widowed father of two sons, one of whom has special needs, and his personal life gives the series depth beyond the individual cases. Sorry Now?, the first book, established the formula: a murder investigation set against the backdrop of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.
Later entries like Dead Egotistical Morons (2003), which takes place at a teachers’ convention, and Ring of Silence (2017), dealing with corruption within the police department, show Zubro’s range within the procedural format. The series is notable for featuring an openly gay detective at a time when this was uncommon in mystery fiction.