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an utterly amazingbook
I found this book during one of my walks through listmania, and decided to buy it when I read the reviews. It was a great decision, because I have read a very well crafted book. The only criticism I have is that it is too short :)
blasphemous
A word of caution: this is not a book for everyone. The homosexual sex is very explicit and the author's ideas about religion are very peculiar and might sound extremely disturbing for believers.
What monks really think?
I have been trying to get this book forever, and finally I got it and read it in one day. It's only about 200 something pages, which is very short in comparison to other books I read. Read more

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QAF - Every Nine Seconds
Not the best writing I've ever read...a little bit of fantasy for those of us who speculate about the origins of the characters on the show.

you can find better fan fiction online for *FREE*
i'm a newly obsessed qaf fan, only since january 2006. (yes, i know the series ended last summer, thank you!) and of course, since i am watching all 5 seasons in a matter of months, i am obsessed with devouring anything and everything about this show, its characters, and its actors.
An enjoyable read
I have never seen the show and opened the book based soley on the back cover copy.I really enjoyed it and will read the others and also will likely watch the dvds now.It was a nice, fun book. ... Read more

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Good reading
I found that this book held my attention and left you wanting more and not able to put it down for long periods. A good author for those who are not true book worms like myself.

REAL SUBSTANCE
If you are getting bored reading the same old tired detective/mystery stories, pick up the Mickey Knight series.As a previous reader wrote, you'll find mystery, romance, comedy, steamy sex, and plenty of action in the Mickey Knight novels. The author has created a strong character with depth, who is very human and vulnerable.Let me say this:MICKEY IS NO WIMP! The supporting characters are richly developed throughout the series and you'll care about them all.The author makes you feel as though you're moving through New Orleans with Mickey.I loved all 4 books and can't wait to see what comes next.Don't miss this top notched series.It is THE BEST written detective series featuring a lesbian.

Here comes Micky Knight
It's all here murder, mayhem, hot sex and beautiful women.This is the first in a series of four murder/suspense/mysteries featuring PI Michelle Knight.From the beginning when Knight is hired to help Karen Wentworth expose her ex-fiance, who is dancing at a gay bar, I was hooked.We have a police detective, an assistant DA and a doctor all linked to Mickey in some way and very important to the plot.Redmann knows New Orleans and shares it with us, albeit the seamier side. The story moves and takes the reader with it.We care what happens to our PI and her friends and the people who get pulled into the criminal happenings.Watch what happens with Cordelia James and her involvement with the happenings.And then read Deaths of Jocasta, The Intersection of Law and Desire, and Lost Daughters.Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fiction - General    3. Lesbian    4. Mystery & Detective - Series    5. Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths    6. Crime & mystery   

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fiction - Mystery/ Detective    3. Mystery & Detective - General    4. Mystery & Detective - Historical    5. Mystery & Detective - Series    6. Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths    7. Mystery/Suspense    8. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths    9. Mystery; Fiction; Historical;Amateur detective; Phryne Fisher - fictional character; Australia; Twentieth Century - post-world War 1; Paris; Lesbians   

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Entertaining and addictive !
Dick Hardestry Mystery is my favorite gay mystery series and this 10th book once again does this series justice. I was glad to have started reading it on a Sat morning as I was glued to the book from page 1. The plot is tightly paced, interlaced with the right amount of excitement and intensity. The subplot within the plot is refreshing though tinged with sadness. I love the characters of Dick and Jonathan and am pleased with the monogamy direction of their relationship, which is explored in this book but by no means took over the plot. Am glad Grey is at work on the 11th book which I look forward to.

Murder at a Newly Endowed, Gay-Oriented Library
The general set-up is that a wealthy collector of gay-oriented writings, Chester Burrows,died naturally, bequeathing his collection and some money to create a Foundation.The Foundation renovated a closed public school, turning it into a library/research center.Just before the opening ceremony, one of the library's catalogers, Taylor Cates, is found dead from an apparent fall down some stairs near the stacks.The coroner's verdict is accidental death.The Foundation's Board (which includes super-lawyer Glen O'Banyon, a famous author, philanthropists, and others) hires Dick Hardesty to see if there is more to it.When Hardesty digs for secrets, he learns about earlier generations, follows the money, interviews opponents of the project, analyzes writing styles, and tries to come up with something useful.He succeeds.
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Top Noch
This excellent, albeit brief, sleuth involves two murders in the Mother Lode country of Northern California, solved in part by a L.A. bookseller and his on-again, off-again boyfriend, who comes belatedly to his assistance. The novel is taut, dynamic, playful, sarcastic, sardonic, and well-written. The editing is the only thing to mar this otherwise stellar mystery, and an abrupt conclusion to the case could have been slightly prolonged to enhance its overall enjoyment. But don't let these quibbles deny you the pleasure of reading one of the best sleuthing fictions, gay or straight, in print. It's quickly read in an afternoon, and one can relish in the delight that it reads quickly -- almost too quickly, but things and momentum develop concomitantly on every page. A real delight.

A smart page-turner of a murder mystery novel
Writer Adrien English decides to take some time away from Los Angeles to copmlete his novel and to sort out his feelings for the hunky Detevtive Jake Riordan.And what better place to do this than at the Pine Shadow Ranch in the Gold Rush Country, a place left to him by his Granna.His plans start to take an ominous turn as he finds a dead body in the driveway.When the local sheriffs finally turn up, the body's gone and their dislike of Mr. English isn't exactly hidden.Adrien also discovers an archeological dig on his property - something he didn't authorize.Do they have anything to do with the mysterious disappearing body?He sets out to find the answers, with the help of Detective Jake who shows up unannounced, before someone makes him the next victim.
Fun, Fast-Paced Murder Mystery!
Used bookseller Adrien English had had it!He was tired of LAPD Detective Jake Riordan waffling back and forth between wanting to have a relationship with him and being too scared to admit that he could have feelings for another guy that didn't involve S&M and bondage.So Adrien threw some stuff in his car, left his beloved store in the hands of his less-than-able assistant, and headed out to his grandmother's Pine Shadow Ranch, which she left to him when she died.Read more

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Editorial Review

Long before high-profile lesbian cops such as Laurie R. King'sKate Martinelli werefighting for our attention, a former Marine turned Los Angeles police detective named Kate Delafield wasdoing some quietly effective ground-breaking of her own under the expert guidance of Katherine V.Forrest. In Read more

Reviews (9)

Not for the squemish
Aimee Grant, Kate's partner, and a friend from Vietnam, Melanie conspire to get Kate to attend a 25th anniversary of people who worked together in Vietnam in 1968-1969, the most difficult time of the war. From previous Kate Delafied books, we know that Kate is reluctant to talk about this time, which puts a strain on her personal life. Even with Aimee, she can't talk about it. She wants to shelter her from the horrors and horror it is. If you know nothing about Vietnam, which I didn't this book is an education, especially about the contribution made by the women which is belitted even by the men who worked with them. In this book, we also get some insight into Aimee, which I found very interesting and I ended up liking Aimee even more than I did in Delafield's two previous books in which she appeared, "The Beverly Malibu" and "Murder by Tradition". Kate can't see that by not sharing with Aimee she is not protecting her but shutting her out. Although all the clues are there, the solution of the murder will probably be a surprise. The ending where Kate and her friends and Aimee visit the Vietnam War Memorial is very moving. Another fine selection in the Delafied series and a bit more insight into Kate's life, fears and experiences.

Not one of my favorites...
This book was not one of my favorites in the series but was a must read tokeep up with the on-going plot line of Delafield's life.Nice historicalreferences.

Forrest at her best
I think this book is absolutely the best of Katherine Forrest's work.It is well-written, emotionally engaging, the mystery is engrossing, and it gives attention to the role that women played in VietNam -- a rare subjectin US literature of any genre. ... Read more

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Entertaining and engaging
I don't read a lot. I'm trying to read more. I'm choosy about what I read because I get bored easily and turned off by characters I don't relate to. This book has good writing, an interesting story, likeable characters, mystery, gay themes, a sense of place, some psychic phenomenon, a satisfying ending. It doesn't have anything very gritty, sexual or offensive.It was entertaining, engaging, and accessible. I liked it a lot and am online looking for other books by the same author.

Dancing for dollars
Dick Dansoir is the "stage name" of Scotty Bradley, a dancer/personal trainer living the good life in New Orleans. The big circuit party is about to come up, and the French Quarter is throbbing with excitement. That's literally true, too, in some of the more sizzling scenes of the book.
Feeble First Effort
This is not a raunchy novel, though it well could have been. And, for being written in the first-person, it is convincingly told. It's about gay life (or a gay person) in the gay mecca of New Orleans. He's a go-go dancer who becomes an unwilling sleuth and catalyst to uncover a plot to destroy Sin City. He has visions through which the Goddess tells him advance events (really!). And so, a story that starts with the dancer and a trick ends up involving the FBI, the Religious Reich, pot head parents, a friend's killing, and a house burning.Read more

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Not a bad mystery
Ellen Hart's mysteries are a pleasure to read. They have great characters, a cozy setting, and wonderful descriptions of food! This book does not disappoint on any of the above. Despite being able to see the ending coming, I would still reccommend this a a good mystery. And it's nice to know that Jane has finally found a new love interest - as a lesbian I just wish that Ellen Hart would develop that aspect of Jane's character a little more. At times Jane just seems a little too assimilated.

Review of An Intimate Ghost by Cheri
Ellen Hart is the mistress of mystery. "An Intimate Ghost" is no exception to the wonders of the remarkably talented, award-winning author known for her intricate plots, witty dialogue, flawless characterizations, and engrossing stories. "An Intimate Ghost," the continuation of the Jane Lawless series, touted as the best one yet, has been deservedly nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and the Golden Crown Literary Society Award for 2005.
Midwest Book Review, April 2004 Issue
In this twelfth installment of the Jane Lawless mystery series, the opening prologue begins with a gripping kidnapping that takes place on Halloween in 1972. The circumstances of that prologue don't connect up for some time, but the shadow of the kidnapping hangs over the events that follow. In the present day, Jane Lawless is called to the location of a wedding her staff is catering. The guests are behaving oddly, and it quickly becomes clear that they've been poisoned with something hallucinogenic. The police come, and the wedding guests are rushed to the hospital, but not before the Nick, the bridegroom, is badly injured diving into an empty swimming pool. Jane is frantic. Not only is she upset that people have been injured after eating her catered food, but she also fears lawsuits. Who would do such a terrible thing? She can't believe her workers would have anything to do with it. Why has she been targeted?
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Intricate and enjoyable fast-paced read
"Fountain" starts with an attack on a gay physician and keeps the pace going from there.
No Match for Author's First Novel
Although I found the gay-bashing theme at first compelling and sympathetic, as I got further into the story the plot took off at the expense of further character development. Clare as a priest who is the pastor of a church faded into the background, getting only superficial attention.
A Bit Slow!
After the author's first work, I was really looking forward to this book.I was mildly disappointed at the pacing. In a nutshell the story revolves around apparent hate crimes against gays, culminating in the murder of a gay developer.Claire and Russ try to find out who is behind the crimes.The plot, as well as their relationship, drug throughout the book. ... Read more

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OK, but not McNab's best
Murder at Random is very topical and starts out with an interesting story.A radical group called Righteous Scourge has advertised on its web site that it will pay people to commit acts of terrorism throughout Australia.The worse the act is, the more money the terrorist will be paid.When the attacks begin and an investigative reporter who was going to turn over information to the government is killed in a mysterious accident, Agent Denise Cleever is sent undercover to infiltrate a newspaper that seems to be getting inside information on the events before the government agencies are.While investigating the newspaper, Denise discovers that there are ties between the terrorists, the newspaper and a religious cult called Supremity.The three appear to be working together to bring down the government and insure that politicians under Supremity's control rise to power.Denise encounters distractions that could threaten her ability to do the job - a past lover who is still under suspicion for committing treason, a possibility of a new love interest and an estranged brother who suddenly reappears in her life.When she learns that the leader of Supremity wants to "gather" her into the group, she can't be sure if it means that she has finally won the trust of the inner circle or if her cover has been blown and she's being set up for an "accident" of her own.
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Gritty and Sexy
This gay CLASSIC is truly a fascinating and intriguing read.It is a fast paced, gritty mystery that captures the reader's imagination from the very beginning, and will keep the reader in suspense throughout the book.I totally enjoyed reading this book for the first time over 20 years ago, and having re-read it just recently, I can say without hesitation that this book is one of Picano's best.THIS IS REAL GOOD STUFF!

Perspective
I read this book in 1980 when it was featured as the Monthly Selection of the Literary Guild book club. I have since re-read the book 2 times. The setting is definitely dated. However, I believe it is a very important work because of the fact that two different book clubs featured the novel as "Selection of the Month". In 1979-1980 a book that featured the gay community, no matter what point-of-reference was unheard of. For readers that never experienced that era, the subject may seem ridiculous. However, this novel did much for the isolated in rural areas of the country that read a "mainstream" novel on a subject such as The Lure's. This novel's importance goes far beyond the subject, setting and characters included in its pages.

Uh...are you kidding me?
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A Gay Mystery worth reading!
I've often looked for a gay murder mystery who done it.Finally I found something worth reading.It's not a dumbed down novel at all. It's full of plots twists and turns with characters who you really get to know.It'snice to see characters interacting with one another who are gay even ifthey do go for blackmale and the shady side of life sometime...okay most ofthe time.Very few women mentioned in the book, and I give it four starsbecause I was able to figure out who did it close to the end of the bookand because the ending left me a bit speechless and upset.

"OUT, DAMNED SPOT!OUT, I SAY!"
In THIRD MAN OUT, the fourth Donald Strachey caper, Stevenson deals with the touchy issue of the forced 'outing' of gays (and their little dogs too) by other gays.Reluctantly, P.I. Strachey agrees to act as body guard to Queer Nation activist John Rutka, who has inspired mucho death threats following a conscienceless campaign of outings.Strachey gets disgusted, quits, and somebody burns Rutka to a crisp.Read more

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Reviews (24)

i'm kinda wondering.....
if several of the later kevin kerney series were actually written by mr. mcgarrity. because judging from the very first to the fifth, then gradually the series suffered a slow but steady decline. the writings have also become more and more blanded in the middle and rushed in the end. maybe mcgarrity has been using his son as his ghost writer behind the scene? is there any possibility? like 'big gamble' is almost so obviously proved that some goofy ghost writingreally was going behind. this one also read like porky's pizza that tasted quite blanded. when writers become too old, usually their sons or daughters would become the ghost writers, like clive cussler using his son to co-write by feeding him a storyline but left the most writing part to his son . i've noticed that in mcgarrity's earlier novels still with hand drawn new mexico maps, the map drawer, noel mcgarrity, might be doing the writing for the older mcgarrity now. am i right or wrong?

Formula Writing
After about one fourth of the way into this book I began skimming pages and still easily followed the plot.The author has written some fairly decent books but this is not one of them.This book is evidence of formula writing at its worst.The plot is too ambitious with gratitious carnage - cumbersome transition - characters not well developed.

So-so McGarrity, But Always a Superior Mystery
I've been an avid reader of McGarrity's Kevin Kerney police novels since the first, because he is a highly skilled writer, the plots move quickly and smoothly, the characters are quirky and intuitive, Chief Kerney is very empathetic, and the scenic descriptions take me right back to New Mexico state. Despite the provocations of sociopathic killers, Kerney always remains laconic and cool, in control of his emotions and, seemingly, the events. For good or ill in its attractiveness to the reader, the author never ratchets terror high, even when a killer stewed in revenge, as here, intends it.
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