From the Bookshelf of Q&A with Josh Lanyon…

Death Trick (Donald Strachey #1)

Richard Stevenson

Start date: March 1, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

Discussion: Book of the Month Club

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 2 topics — 4,118 comments total

Book of the Month Club

* Candidates for Next Month's Read
By Josh · 3043 posts · 623 views

last updated Feb 21, 2024 10:37PM

February 2025: The Lemon Drop Kid
By Karen · 15 posts · 20 views

last updated Jun 14, 2025 04:47PM

showing 4 of 4 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Jan 30, 2008 Josh added it

Shelves: influential-books

Probably the first gay mystery I read that had a sense of humor without being stupid.

18 likes · Like · see review

Feb 18, 2012 leigh rated it really liked it

Shelves: challenge, owned-are

Intriguing gay mystery set in the late 1970’s. Not a genre romance, although the main character has a boyfriend.

Don Strachey, private eye, is hired by the wealthy society parents of a murder suspect who has gone on the lam. They want Don only to find their son, not to prove his innocence. As the investigation proceeds, Don learns that his clients have arranged for Billy to be admitted to a psychiatric clinic to “cure” his homosexuality. His sympathies entirely with Billy, Don tries to find him w ...more

4 likes · Like · see review

Jul 11, 2009 Jaime rated it it was amazing

Summary : Donald Strachey murder mystery: Don is hired by Billy Blount's parents to get him out of an awkward and embarrassing situation: he's accused of murder. In their minds, though, the fact he's gay is of much greater consequence. It soon becomes Don's intention not to just find Billy, but to prove he's innocent of all charges.

My review: This is one of the better Strachey books, I think. I really enjoyed this one, with it's fast and loose narrative and characters too likeable to hold their ...more

2 likes · Like · see review