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Death Trick

by Richard Stevenson

Strachey, donald (fictitious character), fictionAlbany (n.y.), fictionFiction, lgbtq+, gayFiction, mystery & detective, generalPrivate investigators, fictionDonald Strachey (Fictitious character)FictionPrivate investigators

Gay activist and ... accused murderer? Billy Blount's missing, but Albany PI Donald Strachey doubts Billy's guilt. The 1981 book that launched Richard Stevenson's pioneering series is a cracking mystery and a fascinating trip into bygone gay culture-- before HIV, in the bad old days of bath houses and gay disco, police corruption and tacit policies of harassment.

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Book data: Open Library