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The Hell You Say: The Third Adrien English Mystery

The Hell You Say: The Third Adrien English Mystery

by Josh Lanyon

The long anticipated third novel in the Adrien English series finds the “ill-starred and bookish” mystery writer and bookseller battling demons—maybe literally. After bookstore clerk Angus flees following terrifying death threats, Adrien must contend with a mysterious Satanic cult, a hot and handsome university professor, and his on-again/off-again relationship with closeted LAPD Homicide Detective Jake... (more)

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 4

The Truth Can Get You Killed

by Mark Richard Zubro

The last thing that Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner wants to do on New Year's Day is investigate a murder. But when the body is that of a conservative, homophobic judge and it is found outside a popular gay nightclub, the task takes on a new urgency for him. Now Turner must unravel the threads connecting the unlikely victim to his unsuspected murder scene-and look for answers in the most unusual places.

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 7

Are You Nuts?

by Mark Richard Zubro

After a difficult summer, the last thing that gay high school teacher Tom Mason needs in the new school year is turmoil. But a conservative parents' group, "worried" about gay teachers corrupting the students, is attempting to take over the local PTA. And it soon gets worse--one of the ringleaders of the parents' group is murdered in the high school after a very contentious PTA meetings, and Tom's best friend is... (more)

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 3

Another Dead Teenager

by Mark Richard Zubro

When two suburban high-school students are found murdered--both boys who were well respected and liked, with solid family lives and no apparent enemies--Detected Paul Turner is assigned the case. However as a gay father with two teenage sons and a new lover in his life, Paul Turner has trouble bringing his full attention to bear on the case. But as details slowly emergy, he begins to suspect that he is... (more)

A Dangerous Thing

by Josh Lanyon

Adrien English Mystery Series #2 Suffering from writer's block and frustrated with his tentative relationship with hot but closeted L.A.P.D. Homicide Detective Jake Riordan, gay bookseller and mystery writer Adrien English travels to northern California where he finds a body in his front drive. By the time the sheriffs arrive, the body has disappeared, and Adrien once again finds himself playing amateur sleuth.... (more)

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 2

Why Isn't Becky Twitchell Dead?

by Mark Richard Zubro

One would think teaching would be a quiet profession. But not in Chicago, thinks high school teacher Tom Mason when he hears that one of his students has been accused of kissing his girlfriend. As a friend of the boy's family, Tom is asked to help clear him, and the more he probes, the more it seems that something sinister is going on in the usually quiet suburbs of Chicago. With the aid of his lover Scoot... (more)

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 3

The Only Good Priest

by Mark Richard Zubro

Father Sebastian, the only good priest everybody knows, is dead. Pastor of a parish outside Chicago, Father Sebastian was also involved in the gay community through his work with Faith, the gay Catholic organization the diocese is trying to drive out of the church. High school teacher Tom mason, who has gained some local notoriety from his involvement in a couple of murder cases, is asked by friends to look into... (more)

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 1

A Simple Suburban Murder

by Mark Richard Zubro

A high school English teacher in suburban Chicago sets out to find the murderer of a very unpopular colleague in this competently written debut, which is surprisingly entertaining in spite of its focus: child homosexual prostitution and snuff movies, among other unsavory topics. Unlocking his classroom one morning, Tom Mason finds the body of Jim Evans of the math department, his head caved in. When Evans's son... (more)

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 7

Dead Egotistical Morons

by Mark Richard Zubro

Boys4U is the world's most popular singing group - at least among teenaged girls - and they have closed out their sold-out world tour with a series of shows in Chicago's brand new arena. The premier group of the inexplicably popular "boy band" trend, they've just finished their very last concert of the tour. While hundreds of tour members, well-wishers, label executives, and various hangers on wait to celebrate... (more)

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 5

Drop Dead

by Mark Richard Zubro

When male supermodel Cullom Furyk plummets to his death from the top of a major downtown hotel, gay Chicago Police Detective Paul Turner and his partner, Detective Buck Fenwick, are called to find out what actually happened.One witness claims that Furyk was pushed to his death, and someone involved in Furyk's tumultuous personal or professional life may have played a role in the mysterious incident.Will Turner and... (more)

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 4

The Principal Cause of Death

by Mark Richard Zubro

The latest in the Lambda Literary Award-winning Tom and Scott series. When schoolteacher Tom Mason is accused of killing the high scool principal, Tom and his lover, Scott Carpenter, set out to catch the murderer and prove Tom's innocence.

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 2

Political Poison

by Mark Richard Zubro

Did someone in Chicago hate acity alderman enough to kill him? Chicago polic e detective Paul Turner is assigned the case and discovers that jealous professors and old-guard politicians have guilty secrets to protect. And Turner is not your ordinary cop. He's a widower who happens to be gay and trying to raise his two teen-aged sons.

Tapas on the Ramblas (Russell Quant Mysteries)

Tapas on the Ramblas (Russell Quant Mysteries)

by Anthony Bidulka

Charity Wiser, matriarch of the Wiser clan by virtue of her wealth and power, is an indomitable provocateur . . . and private detective Russell Quant's newest employer. There is more than a single rotten apple on this family tree, and Quant has been hired to discover which one is intent on murdering his client.

Amuse Bouche (Russell Quant Mysteries)

by Anthony Bidulka

A gay wedding gone bad. A missing groom. An unsullied reputation at risk. Enter Russell Quant-cute, gay, and a rookie private detective. With a nose for good wine and bad lies, Quant is off to France on his first big case. From the smudgy streets of Paris, he cajoles and sleuths his way to the pastel-colored promenade of Sanary-sur-Mer.

Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery (Russell Quant Mysteries)

Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery (Russell Quant Mysteries)

by Anthony Bidulka

At the dead end of a desolate country road, a late-night meeting suddenly becomes an ambush. Gay private detective Russell Quant is faced with personal threats he can't ignore, a friend who may be a foe, and a treacherous client. As Quant trails a menacing blackmailer known only as Loverboy, he finds himself immersed in the midnight world of e-dating and parking lot romance. Lured to New York City,... (more)

Paul Turner Mystery: Book 1

Sorry Now?

by Mark Richard Zubro

While in Chicago, right-wing televangelist Bruce Mucklewrath is attacked and his daughter killed. Sensing a potential time bomb, and with Mucklewrath creating great pressure, the police brass assign the case to Detective Paul Turner whom they trust with sensitive matters. During their investigation, Turner and his partner discover that other right-wing bigots have been suffering odd attacks, and they begin to... (more)

Holmes and Moriarity

Somebody Killed His Editor

by Josh Lanyon

Thanks to an elderly spinster sleuth and her ingenious cat, Christopher Holmes has enjoyed a celebrated career as a bestselling mystery writer. Until now. Sales are down and his new editor is allergic to geriatric gumshoes. On the advice of his agent, he reinvents his fortyish, frumpy, recently dumped self into the sleek, sexy image of a literary lion, and heads for a Northern California writers conference to try... (more)

An Echo of DeathMark Richard Zubro

An Echo of Death

by Mark Richard Zubro

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 6

Rust On The Razor

by Mark Richard Zubro

Scott Carpenter, Chicago baseball player, and his lover, Tom Mason rush to rural Georgia to be by the side of Scott's father, who has just been stricken by a heart attack. Once there, they discover that the locals are none too pleased to have them around. To make matters worse, the local sheriff turns up dead, in the back of their rental car, and the local officials can't imagine anyone they'd rather convict of... (more)

Tom and Scott Mystery: Book 8

One Dead Drag Queen

by Mark Richard Zubro

A series of three bombs destroy a local health clinic, killing many and injuring many others including high school teacher and clinic volunteer Tom Mason. While Tom is hospitalized, his lover, professional baseball player Scott Carpenter, begins to believe that Tom may have been the intended victim of the bombing - the third bomb was wired to Tom's truck and Scott is receiving threatening letters saying that he's... (more)

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