Interrogation by The Life Sentence

Julia Dahl and Steph Cha are writing two of the most interesting series around, and both have new installments out this summer. Set in LA and New York City, respectively, Steph and Julia use both their settings and their strong willed female protagonists to dive into issues of ethnicity and community, but their books are neither didactic nor dull. They are mysteries with a social conscience, and their protagonists, both young women making their way in the world (and occasionally stumbling into a crime) are both sympathetic and wry.