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Author. Spouse. Parent. Critter wrangler. Coffee lover. Not always in that order. https://CathyPegau.com 2026 Publishing Triangle Finalist I do not use and never will use genAI. Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com She/her Bi/Pan/Queer

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Cover of A Murderous Business A Mystery by Cathy Pegau Atmospheric city street scene as daylight dwindles. A lone woman in early 1900's dress, a long skirt, jacket, and wide brimmed hat, stands under a streetlamp, her back to the viewer. Gold filagree boarders the cover. A violet is between the M and U in Murderous, and a few roses above the E and S of Business.
The Harriman & Mancini Mysteries. Historical Crime with Queer Leads. Covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement against a brick wall background.
Historical Paranormal Sapphic Romance (mostly). Covers of The Demon Equilibrium, Blood Remains, and Soul Food Stories on distressed wood plank background.
Covers of Murder on the last Frontier, Borrowing Death, and Murder on Location against a mountain background.
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A black Doc Martin boot with red roses embroidered along the side and a copy of Blood Remains.
Single black Doc Martin with red roses embroidered on side and a copy of Blood Remains.
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Cover of Blood Remains, deep red rose petals with black accents and a green leaf in the upper left corner.
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An excerpt from A Deadly Entanglement with a small pigeon in the lower left corner. “On my way out of the hospital,” Margot said, “CeeCee stopped me and asked me to come by tonight. She seemed on edge, worried, but wouldn’t elaborate.” CeeCee wasn’t one for histrionics. She wouldn’t have bothered to invite Margot over without a damn good reason. “I have to find her.” Rett jumped to her feet and snatched up her keys from the glass dish on the table beside the door. She yanked the door open and stopped short, her breath in her throat. CeeCee stood in the hall, hand reaching for the knob. Her blond hair was falling out of its usually neat coil beneath her hat, and her face was beet red, as if she’d run up the stairs. “Holy Hannah, CeeCee, where have you—” CeeCee burst into tears and fell into Rett’s arms.
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cover of A Deadly Entanglement. Money can buy just about anything, But someone else may be paying the price. A Deadly Entanglement, a Harriman & Mancini Mystery, out 9/15/26 from Minotaur Books
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covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement on a brick background with text The Harriman & Mancini Mysteries Historical crime with queer leads.
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Red curtailed stage with a screen showing a red headed woman in a sparkly gown lounging on a green chaise holding a cocktail.
Two gray and white cats curled up on a dog bed with a brown dog bone beside them.
Standing in the dim, faintly cheesy-smelling hallway was Sabine Braxton. My mother. She smiled and spread her arms wide. “Hiya, sweetie!” I blinked twice to see if my vision was failing. It wasn’t. “Fuck me.” Tonio’s voice came over the headset. “Is everything all right?” My mother’s smile turned into a purse-lipped grimace as she lowered her arms. “Such language, Olivia. Please.” Funny thing, coming from the woman who taught me such language. --from Rulebreaker, copyright Carina Press
cover of A Deadly Entanglement Dark, atmospheric scene on two women in early 20th century clothes walking a tree-lined path with several gaslamps lining the way. A pigeon is on the path in the right foreground.
covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, and Deep Deception.
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covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement with accompanying QR codes and websites along with tag lines. There can be a blurry line between what is ethical and what is legal. Money can buy just about anything, but someone else may be paying the price. AMB is available in hard cover, ebook, and audio, with the trade paperback out in September. ADE will be out in September and is available for preorder.
Covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, Deep Deception
Brown sheep and white lamb nursing in a shed with straw on floor and a bucket of hay on a gray towel. Also a blue absorbent pad off to the side.
Two brown sheep in front of a rail fence. This is a picture of the two ewes when son first got them.
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Covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, and Deep Deception
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covers of the books that finaled in The Publishing Triangle Awards Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing category. Crime Ink, Mirage City, A Murderous Business, The Smallest Day, and The Tiger and the Cosmonaut.
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Covers of The Publishing Triangle Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing Finalists. Crime Ink, Mirage City, A Murderous Business, The Smallest Day, The Tiger and the Cosmonaut
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Covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, and Deep Deception
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Sepia tone print of eight girls in early teens in the 1930s
covers of Murder on the Last Frontier, Borrowing Death, and Murder on Location
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Covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, Deep Deception
Cover of A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau on a blue to peach gradient background with title and sale info as well as the text Money can buy just about anything. But someone else may be paying the price.
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Cover of A Deadly Entanglement Atmospheric nighttime image of two women in early 1900s dress walking down a tree- and street lamp-lined path in a park. A pigeon stands off to the side
Two cats adorable sleeping curled up together. This is a staged image in my opinion.
Quote from A Murderous Business on background of a city street lit by a gaslamp. "One of the things I promised myself, Miss Mancini, was that I'd give enterprising young women as much support as I could, when I could. But that doesn't mean I'll expect less from you than I would a man." "Of course not," Rett said, somewhat incensed. "A job done is a jobe done right, no matter who carries it out." "Precisely."
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