A species that has no word for murder, has a murderer aboard their spaceship. ALIEN Tristol lives in exile. But he’s built a life for himself aboard a human 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 space station is unexpectedly contacted by the galoi – a xenophobic species with five genders, purple skin, and serious attitude. They need the help of a human 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. 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. New York Times best selling author Gail Carriger (writing as G.L. Carriger) brings you a light-hearted romantic cozy mystery featuring an adorable lavender alien and his human crush. Want more books by G. L. Carriger? The San Andreas Shifters Series The Sumage Solution The Omega Objection The Enforcer Enigma The 5th Gender (science fiction!) As Gail Carriger you might also enjoy... Novellas Romancing the Werewolf (m/m) Romancing the Inventor (f/f) Poison or Protect How to Marry a Werewolf The Custard Protocol Series Prudence Imprudence Competence (f/f) Reticence The Parasol Protectorate Series Soulless Changeless Blameless Heartless Timeless "By far the greatest strength in the characterization of this story is the writer's ability to normalize exo-cultural characters and allow us to look through their eyes. Drey serves as our access character, expressing our own confusion and occasional discomfort with his partner's culture. But as he learns to love Tris, we learn to see the universe through new eyes. And that is the greatest power of a story ." ~ Aces High Jokers Wild "The 5th Gender delivers in so many ways: it's sweet, it's romantic, it's funny, and most importantly, it tells a very impactful and very timely story ." ~ Rally the Readers "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 "By showing that freedom that humanity has embraced (though humans certainly still have hang-ups about sex, according to other species), and contrasting it with the rigidity of galoi society, Carriger reminds readers of how far modern humanity has to go in accepting a normal beyond cis-heterosexual. But, even for the galoi, she offers a hair of hope at the end, and a reminder that the power to change and become lies in the stories we tell each other . Even stories about adorable lavender aliens and their human crushes." ~ Joli Abbott for Den of Geek "This was smart and complex, contemplating human and alien nature as Carriger creates a fascinating species with their own complicated problems and foibles. Such contrasting dynamics always bring an interesting perspective in seeing ourselves from another point of view and to be more accepting and opening minded about others' choices and beliefs." ~ Boy Meets Boy " The 5th Gender is a really engaging story that combines humor, romance, and a little bit of mystery." ~ Joyfully Jay "Behind the delightful whimsy and snarky observations, there is a great deal of heart and soul ..." ~ RT Book Reviews (The Custard Protocol series) Dear Gentle Reader, This book started with a strange idea in the middle of the night that became a post the next morning. I should know much better than to do such a thing as post to social media before tea. But I did the tweeting and the facebooking and so forth and the webs was basically like... MISS GAIL, WRITE THE THING! Here's what I remember of that initial post (of course I can't find it anymore): "I want to write a space station police procedural featuring an adorable alien from a culture with five genders and his human detective crush. And funny. And sexy." And low, I went to a writing retreat for a week. And instead of writing whatever it was I ought to, I wrote The 5th Gender instead. It was a lot of fun, and caused much hilarity among the other authors and cooks there. But I'm still not sure whether my readers will actually like it. SO if you do, please let me know? Anyway, here it is... The 5th Gender. Your, Miss Gail 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, a