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Fiction Private Investigators

The P-Town Murders

A Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery

by (author) Jeffrey Round

Publisher
Cormorant Books
Initial publish date
Jul 2008
Category
Private Investigators, Gay
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897151280
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $20.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770860100
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

In a place that’s ‘to die for’, no one expects to die for real.

 

So muses undercover detective Bradford Fairfax after an anonymous caller tells him that his ex-boyfriend, party boy Ross Pretty, has died from an accidental overdose of ecstasy in “the gayest place on earth”: Provincetown, Massachusetts. Brad becomes convinced that Ross’s death is no accident, and his intention to bury his former lover suddenly turns into a full-scale investigation.

 

Brad quickly pins the murder on Ross’s ex-employer, the malevolent Hayden Rosengarten, owner of a high-end sex resort catering to a rich and famous clientele for whom discretion is everything. But when Rosengarten also turns up dead, the list of suspects suddenly grows: could it be Cinder Lindquist, the flamboyant female-impersonator? Or Johnny K., one of Rosengarten’s merciless henchmen? What about Big Ruby, the lesbian café owner with a big heart, but an even bigger gun? And why does everyone in P-Town seem to be a Buddhist? On top of it all, Brad finds himself falling in love with Zach, a blue-haired twink from his past.

 

Within this colourful cast of characters, it seems everyone has a secret to hide. Jeffrey Round has created a deliciously camp, sexy thriller with an unforgettable new breed of hero — one who always gets his man.

About the author

Jeffrey Round is the Lambda-Award winning author of the Dan Sharp mystery series. Twice nominated for a ReLit Award for both poetry and fiction, he also penned the comic Bradford Fairfax mystery series and the stand-alone mystery Endgame, dubbed a “punk rock reboot” of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. His first two books, A Cage of Bones and The P-town Murders, were listed on AfterElton’s Top 100 Greatest Gay Books. You can find him on Facebook and at http://jeffreyround.com.

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Editorial Reviews

“I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”

Literary Pride

“… this exquisite cocktail is irresistible entertainment.”

Paul Russell, author of <i>The Gay 100</i>