Donald Strachey Series by Richard Stevenson Books 1-10 & 12,
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Overview: Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of the Don Strachey private eye series. The Strachey books are being filmed by here!, the first gay television network.
Genre: Murder Mystery MM
Death Trick#1 A young man has been brutally murdered. The gay son of a wealthy family has disappeared. Now it’s up to private dick Don Strachey to get to the bottom of this mess–even if he has to cruise every gay bar in the city to do it Don Strachey isn’t exactly the most sought-after private eye in Albany, New York. In fact, this gay P.I. has gotten to the point of having to write checks to pay his tab at the cheapest lunch counter in town. And he isn’t sure that the latest one, for the grand total of two dollars and ninety-three cents, is going to clear. Then the phone rings. Billy Blount, the gay heir to one of Saratoga Springs’ upper-crust families, has disappeared, and his parents want him back. On top of that, Billy, a young and outspoken gay activist, is wanted for the grizzly murder of the man he slept with on his last night in Albany–a man he’d never met before that night Set in the glorious, promiscuous pre-HIV late 1970s.
On the Other Hand#2: When the giant Millpond Company finds its plans for a mega-shopping mall stymied by the refusal of an elderly lesbian couple to sell their home, the ladies are subjected to ugly vandalism and frightening death threats. The powerful director of Millpond in turn hires Don Strachey, Albany’s only gay detective, to protect the ladies, find the culprits, and clear the corporate name. Strachey accepts with misgivings that deepen rapidly as kidnapping, extortion, and murder darken the lives of Albany’s gay community. Fast-paced, deftly plotted, and superbly written, this is one of the best Strachey novels yet.
Ice Blues#3: Shocked to discover the body of the grandson of the godfather of Albany’s political machine in his car, P.I. Donald Strachey knows he is in for trouble. But when he learns that the murder victim left a $2.5 million legacy with instructions that it be used to destroy that machine, along with a personal letter to Strachey asking for his help, his suspicions are confirmed. Faced with power-brokers at all levels, Albany’s only gay P.I. tries to fulfill the dead man’s mission-with his own survival at stake.
Third Man out#4: Which powerful mystery man killed the gay activist for outing him? In Third Man Out, tough-as-nails gay private investigator Don Strachey investigates the murder of a self-righteous Queer Nation activist who may have been killed for outing prominent closeted gay homophobes.
Shock to the system#5: Donald Strachey is asked to investigate the suspicious death of Paul Haig by three different people-Haig’s homophobic mother, his ex-lover, and the psychiatrist hired to "cure" him of his homosexuality. Just as he gets started, however, all three remove him from the case, leaving Strachey with a brutal murderer that now everyone wants left alone.
Chain of Fools#6: Private Investigator Donald Strachey is asked to look into the events surrounding the months-old murder of Eric Osborne. His death, originally believed to be a random attack, takes on new significance when Janet Osborne, Eric’s sister, survives an attempt on her life. Skeeter, Eric’s lover, believed both attacks were meant to silence them before the sale of their family’s newspaper. drawn into a complex family feud, Strachey must unravel the secret behind the attacks before he tries again.
Strachey’s Folly#7: Albany P.I. Donald Strachey and his lover, Timothy Callahan, take a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit Maynard Sudbury, one of Timmy’s old friends from his Peace Corps days, and to see the AIDS Memorial Quilt. But their visit to the quilt is marred when Maynard comes across a panel for an ex-lover – a conservative Washington insider named Jim Suter – whom Maynard had seen alive and well two weeks earlier in Mexico. Even odder than the bogus panel is the disguised visitor they spot looking at the panel – conservative ex-Congresswoman Betty Krumfutz, who resigned her seat in disgrace after a fiscal scandal erupted over her election and her husband left her for another woman.
Tongue Tied#8: Under normal circumstances, PI Donald Strachey wouldn’t take a job from right-wing radio "shock jock" J-Bird. But Strachey not only needs the money, he’s also intrigued that the death threats against the radio DJ are being made in the name of a radical gay rights group that has been defunct for over twenty years. When things escalate past mere threats, Strachey has precious little time to uncover the connection between a group from the past and the violent present.
Death Vows#9: Gay marriage in Massachusetts is a fine institution——except when it leads to murder, as it does in this taut, suspenseful Don Strachey private eye novel, the ninth in the classic series. Strachey and his loving foil, Timothy Callahan, are back in perfect form in this witty, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.
The 38 Million Dollar Smile#10: Gadfly scion of Albany old money Gary Griswold goes missing in Thailand, and his ex-wife wants him found – with his 38 million dollars. Soon Albany’s only gay PI, Don Strachey, is out of his element, and lover Timmy is out of his comfort zone combing the Land of Smiles for a man with unerring weakness for the poorest possible choice and a daft plan to buy 38 million dollars worth of good karma.
Red White Black and Blue#12: In an election year, Don finds himself in the unlikely role of political operative. Rumors about the Tea Party’s opportunistic gubernatorial candidate, Kenyon Louderbush, paint him as an unfaithful, callous exploiter of young men…young men that he puts into the hospital…or perhaps the morgue. Don smells truth in those rumors. But, he’s confounded by a shadowy conspiracy, witnesses’ fear and a grieving family appallingly willing to give up on justice for a brutalized son and brother.In RED WHITE AND BLACK AND BLUE, series creator Stevenson takes witty aim at the polarization, dissembling and double-dealing of American politics. It’s a story that leaves even our hero, Don, tarnished and bruised.
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