Idyll fears
Subtitle: a Thomas Lynch novel
By: Stephanie Gayle
Series: [Thomas Lynch] -- [2]
Publisher: Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781633883574
Subjects: Fiction; Kidnapping; Closeted gays; Gay police officers; Police chiefs
Description: "It's two weeks before Christmas 1997, and Police Chief Thomas Lynch faces a crisis when Cody Forrand, a six-year-old with a life-threatening medical condition, goes missing during a blizzard. Lynch's suspicions about who abducted Cody are met with scorn by his detectives, some of whom can't handle the fact that's he's gay. With half the station out sick with the flu, Lynch seeks outside help. It arrives in the shape of an FBI agent for whom Lynch feels an immediate attraction. To complicate matters, local crime is on the rise and Lynch finds himself the target of prank calls and hate speech that he worries is the work of a colleague. Time is ticking away, Lynch is struggling to discover who is behind Idyll's crime spree, and he's beginning to doubt that Cody will ever be found"--

"In a sleepy Connecticut town, Police Chief Thomas Lynch investigates the disappearance of a six-year-old boy with a serious medical condition while coping with disrespect from townspeople and colleagues who don't like the fact that he's gay"--