Chain of Fools (A Donald Strachey Mystery)
Albany's best-known gay private eye, Donald Strachey, and his longtime lover, Timmy Callahan, return in aLou Grantlike plot. A liberal newspaper is up for sale, and the family that owns it is divided between a liberal media firm's bid and the higher one from a chain that pays more attention to the ads than to editorial content. When Strachey enters, one of the party that wants to take the lower-paying offer is already dead, and two attempts have been made on the life of another. The plot strikes home for Strachey when it comes out that, back in high school, Timmy was another family member's lover. The new series entry features one of Stevenson's most interesting characters yet--dikey Dale, a surgeon who spares no feelings and minces no words during any of her appearances. Dale and her lover, Janet, should open up the Donald Strachey Mystery Fan Club to include many who ordinarily read only lesbian mysteries.Charles Harmon--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.