The 5th Gender: A Tinkered Stars Mystery

by G. L. Carriger, Gail Carriger

Overview

A species that has no word for murder has a murderer aboard their spaceship!

New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Gail Carriger (writing as G.L. Carriger) brings you a cozy sci-fi mystery featuring an adorable lavender alien with noodly hair 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. May be too fluffy for fragile hearts. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers, Travis Baldree, or Lyn Gala.

 

Also by G L Carriger

 

The San Andreas Shifter series (start with The Sumage Solution)

As Gail Carriger

 

Tinkered Starsong (same universe, start with Divinity 36)

Crudrat (same universe)

The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't
The Finishing School series (start with Etiquette & Espionage)
The Delightfully Deadly novellas
The Parasol Protectorate series (start with Soulless)
The Supernatural Society novellas
The Custard Protocol series (start with Prudence)
The Claw & Courtship novellas

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156519361
Publisher:	GAIL CARRIGER LLC
Publication date:	05/18/2019
Series:	Tinkered Stars
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	349,285
File size:	607 KB

About the Author

G.L. Carriger is also multiple NYT bestseller Gail Carriger. She has over a million books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy (and sexy stuff under G. L.). Her best known books include the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.

Gail Carriger writes comedies of manners mixed with paranormal romance (and sexy stuff as G. L. Carriger). Her books include the Parasol Protectorate and Custard Protocol series for adults, and the Finishing School series for young adults. She is published in many languages and has over a dozen NYT bestsellers. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.

Table of Contents

The 1st Chapter: What’s with the pet thing anyway?

The 2nd Chapter: In danger of cat scratches and ramen splashes

The 3rd Chapter: It’s always better to have puffy hair

The 4th Chapter: Five-gender foreplay

The 5th Chapter: Embattled briefing

The 6th Chapter: Coordinating colors and other intimacies

The 7th Chapter: But we don’t even he a word for it

The 8th Chapter: Socks, chopsticks, and second dates

The 9th Chapter: No idioms for aliens

The 10th Chapter: Why aliens don’t eat noodles

The 11th Chapter: Favorite shade of purple

The 12th Chapter: But we don’t have a word for that, either!

Glossary of Alien Terms

Author’s Note

About the Writerbeast

Editorial Reviews

“Carriger excels at wry humor and clever phrasing, and her ensemble cast is thoroughly charming and satisfyingly diverse. There’s a genuine sense of whimsy and fun running throughout this story, making it a treat for fans of the series.”

~ Publishers Weekly (Competence)

“The author’s humor and affection for her outlandish characters is always appealing. A fun laugh.”

~ Library Journal (Prudence)

“Behind the delightful whimsy and snarky observations, there is a great deal of heart and soul...”

~ RT Book Reviews (The Custard Protocol series)

From the Publisher