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The 38 Million Dollar Smile [MultiFormat]
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 Gadfly scion of Albany old money Gary Griswold goes missing in Thailand, and his ex-wife wants him found--with his 38 million dollars. Soon Albany's only gay PI, Don Strachey, is out of his element, and lover Timmy is out of his comfort zone combing the Land of Smiles for a man with unerring weakness for the poorest possible choice and a daft plan to buy 38 million dollars worth of good karma.
Words: 78775 - Reading Time: 225-315 min.
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Death Trick [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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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.
Words: 68617 - Reading Time: 196-274 min.
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Ice Blues [Donald Strachey Series Book 3] [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Someone's left a man's body in Donald Strachey's car--the grandson of Albany's most connected political fixer. A letter from the deceased asks Strachey to dismantle his grandfather's party machine. Like a chess master, Strachey moves ten suitcases, an army of colorful pawns (all of whom think they're king), and $2.5 million across the continent and around Albany. One of the funniest in the series. (Filmed for release by HereTV in 2008; originally published 1986.)
Words: 67457 - Reading Time: 192-269 min.
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On The Other Hand, Death [Donald Strachey Series Book 2] [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Dot and Edith's happiness in their home stands in the way of their neighbors' decisions to sell to the Millpond Corporation so it can build another blight on the landscape. A campaign of intimidation, at first merely irritating, escalates to murder before PI Strachey sorts it all out and learns something about his feeling for lover Timothy Callahan. (Filmed for release by HereTV in 2008; originally published 1984.)
Words: 64096 - Reading Time: 183-256 min.
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Third Man Out [A Donald Strachey Series Book 4] [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Sixteen years after this 1992 story, and forced outing remains a hot button in gay politics. When an activist's claims that men he's outed are stalking him don't ring true, Albany's only gay PI drops his protection detail--and the client winds up dead. Strachey peels back the layers of his client's double cross only to find ... a triple cross. (Filmed for release by HereTV in 2005.)
Words: 58872 - Reading Time: 168-235 min.
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Shock to the System [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Young Paul Haig dies after hiring PI Donald Strachey. Despite his dislike of her, Strachey agrees with the boy's homophobic mother: Paul didn't commit suicide. But, she clings to deep denial about her son's sexual orientation. Conversion therapy--interventions to create ex-gays--get the once over in this Strachey mystery, and it ain't a pretty sight. (Don't let the HereTV adaptation of this story put you off this title.) (Originally aired on HereTV; originally published 1995.)
Words: 57604 - Reading Time: 164-230 min.
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Chain of Fools [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Attacks on Janet Osborne lend new significance to the earlier murder of her brother Eric. They were holding out to keep the family newspaper a beacon of liberal advocacy journalism. A screwy plot to save the newspaper turns tragic and even screwier before Strachey and a driven reporter step in to sort it all out.
Words: 62799 - Reading Time: 179-251 min.
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Death Vows [A Donald Strachey Mystery] [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Gay marriage in Massachusetts is a fine institution--except when it leads to murder, as it does in this taut, suspenseful Don Strachey private eye novel, the ninth in the classic series. Strachey and his loving foil, Timothy Callahan, are back in perfect form in this witty, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.
Words: 60124 - Reading Time: 171-240 min.
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Tongue Tied [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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A long-defunct gay activist group seems to be threatening radio shock jock Jay Plankton. As The J-Bird, the man's hate-filled rants offend Strachey deeply. Among the subjects Stevenson tackles in this series entry is homophobia in modern police services like the NYPD, where coming out carries more than its usual share of costs.
Words: 57420 - Reading Time: 164-229 min.
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Strachey's Folly [MultiFormat]
by Richard Stevenson
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Violence interrupts quiet reflection on tragedy when Donald and Timmy visit Washington to view the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Unexpected stories about a disgraced, conservative congresswoman, and a gay Lothario with designs on Strachey are catalysts for Donald's investigation into a memorial to a man who isn't quite as dead as he seems. (Originally published 1998.)
Words: 69066 - Reading Time: 197-276 min.
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