Gay Mystery & Suspense

New 03/09

Best Murder of the Year  by Jon Bloch
Gossip columnist Rick Domino is stunned when his lover, actor Shane Kirk, wins an Oscar for Best Actor but is nowhere to be found, and when Rick finally finds Shane, who is holding a gun and a dead body, Shane takes off, leaving Rick to face the police.

Gods and Monsters by Christopher Bram
Previously titled Father of Frankenstein, this acclaimed novel was the basis for the 1998 film starring Sir Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, and Brendan Fraser. It journeys back to 1957 Los Angeles, where James Whale, the once-famous director of such classics as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, is living in retirement, haunted by his past. Rescuing him from his too-vivid imagination is his gardener, a handsome ex-marine. The friendship between these two very different men is sometimes tentative, sometimes touching, often dangerous—and always captivating.

The Actor's Guide to Adultery by Rick Copp
In a land of early bird specials, low-budget films, and "day glo" thongs, former child actor Jarrod Jarvis unwittingly becomes immersed in a murder investigation, while contending with his best friend's unfaithful new husband, his failing TV show, a stalker, a gorgeous P. I., and a mob vendetta.

Bitch Slap by Michael Craft
Mark Manning and his lover, Neil Waite, investigate when a proposed merger between the family newspaper, "The Dumont Daily Register," and a local paper company leads to a fracas between society reporter Glee Savage and the other company's manager, who later turns up murdered.

Decorated to Death by Dean James
The arrival of the flamboyant, obnoxious TV decorating star Hezekia "Zeke" Harwood in the peaceful Bedforshire village of Snupperton Mumsley at the invitation of Lady Prunella Bliterington, who has asked him to redecorate her drawing room, leads to disaster when Harwood turns up dead and Simon Kirby-Jones must investigate to prove that the prime suspect, Lady Prunella, is innocent.

Mortal Allies by Brian Haig
When JAG lawyer Sean Drummond is forced to team up with Katherine Carson, an arch rival from law school, to defend a gay officer accused of killing the son of a South Korean war hero, they discover that the case is part of a deadly conspiracy.

Gone to Ground by John Harvey
Investigating the murder of Stephen Bryan, a gay Cambridge academic, detective Will Grayson and his partner, Helen Walker, discover that the killing could be tied to a book Bryan had been writing about the mysterious death of fifties film star Stella Lombard.

The Messiah by Lee Hayes
In this heart-pounding thriller full of dark passion, an ambitious investigative reporter faces off with a mysterious serial killer who might just turn out to behis own lover. Gabriel Kaine is working furiously to revive his stalled reporting career. Years ago, he got his first big break by investigating murders committed by a killer known as the Messiah. But when the Messiah vanished from the public six months ago, Gabriel's success hit a downward slope. Now the Messiah has returned, and no one is safe from his evil. As Gabriel comes closer to discovering the Messiah's identity, Gabriel realizes all the evidence points to Dr. Garrett Lord – a respected doctor and Gabriel's lover.

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Unusual circumstances transform Tom Ripley from a petty con man into a suave, amoral criminal, who will stop at nothing – not even murder – to achieve his goals.

The Night Listener by Armistad Maupin
Popular late-night radio host Gabriel Noone befriends a troubled listener, a 13-year-old boy who has endured a childhood of traumatic sexual abuse and who sees Gabriel as a surrogate father.

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
Escaping from prison and joining forces with a playboy murderer, serial killer Andrew Compton targets a young runaway boy as an ideal victim in his quest to perfect the art of creative killing.

The Snow Garden by Christopher Rice
When the death of a respected professor's wife reveals an illicit relationship between a student and his teacher, Atherton University becomes the scene of ever escalating intrigue, speculation, dark desires, fear and violence.

One Night Stand by Ben Tyler
Young, handsome and gay, Derek Bracken heads to Hollywood to become a star, only to end up running a hugely profitable sex-for-hire business, but when he upsets tinseltown's underworld status quo, he might be in for more than he can handle.

Rhapsody in Blood by John Morgan Wilson
Journalist Benjamin Justice finds himself on the movie set of a film about the 1950s murder of a young star and the lynching of a black man for the killing, when a gossip columnist, who may have known too much about the crime, is murdered. Latest in the exciting Benjamin Justice series.

A Habit For Death by Chuck Zito
Each year the nuns of rural St. Gilbert's College hire a city slicker to help with their summer theater festival, but when Nicky D'Amico trades the heat of New York City for rural Pennsylvania, he finds he has a lot to handle – a truly awful musical and murdered cast members. With a suspenseful plot, lovable characters and laugh-out-loud humor, A Habit for Death is one habit you won't want to break.