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A mystery that took me back to the 70's. A murder mystery set in a lifestyle that existed before Aids. A well written mystery with entertaining characters, some likeable and some not. Don Strachey is a licensed detective who is gay and is very funny. He is also a very good detective. I did not feel any true emotion between him and his lover, Timmy. There did not seem to be anything between them except occasional sex. Strachey seemed to feel more emotion for many others than for Timmy. This was a
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MLR 12 days of Christmas feebie 16.12.14
3.5 stars rounded up
Pre falling into the syrup pit of M/M (romance or otherwise) that I can't get out of my reading fell into three categories, historicals, fantasy & crime. The crime tended heavily to female protags, particularly PI's. So I was used to a non mainstream PI when I started this. The book was written and is set in around 1979 and it does feel, well, not dated, but of it's time (which is a whole other point - how far back does a story need to ...more
3.5 stars rounded up
Pre falling into the syrup pit of M/M (romance or otherwise) that I can't get out of my reading fell into three categories, historicals, fantasy & crime. The crime tended heavily to female protags, particularly PI's. So I was used to a non mainstream PI when I started this. The book was written and is set in around 1979 and it does feel, well, not dated, but of it's time (which is a whole other point - how far back does a story need to ...more
The first of the Strachey mysteries, this is. But it wasn´t the first of the Strachey books I read, so I already knew the characters.
Set in the early 80´s this is the story of homophobic parents, homophobic society and a gay society before the Aids epidemic kicked in. A young man runs after his trick of the night ends up dead in bed. While the police thinks he´s guilty, Strachey who was hired by the young man´s parents, thinks otherwise. A compelling story with moving parts that sets you thinki ...more
Set in the early 80´s this is the story of homophobic parents, homophobic society and a gay society before the Aids epidemic kicked in. A young man runs after his trick of the night ends up dead in bed. While the police thinks he´s guilty, Strachey who was hired by the young man´s parents, thinks otherwise. A compelling story with moving parts that sets you thinki ...more
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