Iris Johansen's Eve Duncan series

Critics from Publishers Weekly have praised Iris Johansen for her "flesh and 
bloody characters, crackling dialogue, and lean, suspensful plotting". As of now 
she has had over 45 books on the New York Times Best Seller. An incredible feat 
for a woman who didn't start writing until her children left for college. 
By far, her Eve Duncan series is my absolute favorite. Eve Duncan is a forensic 
sculptor who's mission in life is to bring closure to families whose children 
have gone missing. Eve's own closure eludes her and the disappearance of her 
daughter, Bonnie, shapes her life. 
Joe Quinn, a former FBI Agent turned Atlanta police detective is Eve's partner 
in life and in the search for her daughter. 
Bonnie is the last book in a trilogy, part of a larger series. There are 19 
books, to date, in this series (see list below). The lastest 3 books are a 
trilogy ending with Bonnie. In Bonnie, Eve finally finds closure. The culprit is 
someone I never would have guessed. Eve is joined in the hunt by her love, Joe 
Quinn, Bonnie's father, and her friend, and CIA operative, Catherine Ling. Eve 
and friends travel from Wisconsin to the swamps of Louisianna to Texas and back 
home to Georgia. And, the ride is exhilirating. 
The only thing I wished I had known is to wait to read Quinn until Bonnie came 
out. I felt, at the end of Quinn, there was no resolution. Bonnie continues 
right where Quinn leaves off so read them back to back. Also, if you read Quinn 
when it came out don't worry about rereading it to refresh your memory, the 
first 20 pages or so repeat the end of Quinn.

List of Books in the Eve Duncan Series by Iris Johansen:

The Face of Deception
The Killing Game
The Search
Body of Lies
No One to Trust
Dead Aim
Fatal Tide
Blind Alley
Countdown
Killer Dreams
Stalemate
Pandora's Daughter
Quicksand
Blood Game
Eight Days to Live
Chasing the Night
Eve 
Quinn
Bonnie find Bonnie on Amazon


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Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman is most known for this detective series based on a female detective named Tess Monaghan. Now Tess doesn't start out as a detective she just kind of falls into it. Tess has been out of work for 2 years since the Baltimore Star newspaper went out of business. Her friend and rowing coach asks her for help when he is falsely accused of murder, thus sparking a new career.
You will find that Ms. Lippman uses things from her own previous experiences as a reporter for a now defunct newspaper.
This book starts out a little slow, but hang in there, it's worth it! Lots of interesting twists at the end! Don't be surprised if you find yourself saying "I did not see that coming".