Death Trick (Donald Strachey #1)
ISBN:
9780932870278 (0932870279)
Publisher: Alyson Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Romance,
Mystery,
Detective,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Glbt,
Queer,
M M Romance,
Gay
Series: Donald Strachey (#1)
I liked it. The sarcasm is totally up my alley
Guys, I've found a new great mystery series and I'm very happy about it! The 13 existed instalments make already my blood boil and my pulse race! In spite of the fact that the first book in the series was published in 1981(??!!), it is such a refreshing and surprisingly very up-to-date read! I don't...
3.5 stars. Good gay mystery set in Albany in 1979, when things were wild pre-HIV. Donald Strachey's been hired by the parents of a missing gay man suspected of murder, but nothing is quite adding up about the case. (This is such a weird cover! Pretty sure there wasn't a dog in the book...)
I loved this.The writing just sweeps you along and it paints such a clear picture of gay life in Albany in the (late) 70s. Great characters too, especially the no nonsense, blunt, but getting the job done, private detective Donald Strachey and the people he surrounds himself with. Definitely makes m...
Richard Stevenson created a wonderful character, Donald Strachey, that the reader can relate to, cheer with and just let go and enjoy the ride. This is the first book in the series Stevenson created. Always fun to start with the first one, it sets the characters. (I usually like to read in order. In...