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I‘m always on the lookout for queer detective fiction and this fits the bill nicely. Despite the murder of a hustler and the crackdown on the queer community in Boston following the discovery of the body int he lawn of a notoriously homophobic politician, this book remains surprisingly upbeat without dismissing the violence and grief. Excellent banter and solid character have me craving the rest of the series.

A rent boy's body is dumped in the grounds of a homophobic Boston politician's home. Under pressure from the politico, the police seem determined to pin the murder on someone, anyone, from the local gay community. Bartender Valentine and his BFF Clarisse Lovelace decide to find the real killer.

Fun piece of froth from 1980, so set in a very different world in so many ways.