The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 8 books · 1995 to 2013 · Mostly set in Minneapolis

Tami Hoag

Crime and mysteryRomancePolice proceduralHistorical crimeRomantic suspense

Tami Hoag began in romance and moved to dark suspense. Her Kovac and Liska novels follow two Minneapolis homicide detectives, the rumpled Sam Kovac and the sharp, ambitious Nikki Liska.

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Tami Hoag books in order

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Kovac and Liska

4 books · Set in MinneapolisPolice procedural
  1. 1Ashes to Ashes1999With Sam Kovac and Nikki LiskaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dust to Dust2000With Sam Kovac and Nikki LiskaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Prior Bad Acts2006With Sam Kovac and Nikki LiskaBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The 9th Girl2013With Sam Kovac and Nikki LiskaBuy on Amazon

Oak Knoll

2 books · Set in the fictional Oak Knoll, CaliforniaPolice proceduralHistorical crime
  1. 1Deeper Than the Dead2010With Anne Navarre and Vince LeoneBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Secrets to the Grave2011With Anne Navarre and Vince LeoneBuy on Amazon

Deer Lake

2 books · Set in the fictional Deer Lake, MinnesotaPolice proceduralRomantic suspense
  1. 1Night Sins1995With Megan O'Malley and Mitch HoltBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Guilty as Sin1996With Ellen NorthBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Minneapolis

Oak Knoll

Deer Lake