Chain of Fools: 6 (A Donald Strachey Mystery) - Softcover

Stevenson, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1951092856 ISBN 13: 9781951092856

Publisher: ReQueered Tales, 2023

Synopsis

A Donald Strachey Mystery, Book 6 – Private Investigator Donald Strachey is asked to look into the events surrounding the months-old murder of Eric Osborne. His death, originally believed to be a random attack, takes on new significance when Janet Osborne, Eric's sister, survives an attempt on her life.

Skeeter, Eric's lover, believed both attacks were meant to silence them before the sale of their family's newspaper. Drawn into a complex family feud, Strachey must unravel the secret behind the attacks before the killer tries again.

Written over a period of three decades, the Donald Strachey series authentically chronicles gay life as it unfolded in upstate New York. An author’s note is included.

“Literate and skillfully plotted … Stevenson keeps the action on an even keel and the characters believable. Throughout it all, the author imbues his characters with a keen sense of humor.” — Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

“Richard Stevenson's mysteries are among the wittiest and most politically pointed around today.” — Washington Post

“Stevenson makes his way deftly through Chain of Fools, with a strong sense of plot and a good ear for dialogue.” — Boston Globe

About this title

About the Author

Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of 19 books, including the Don Strachey private eye series. A former editorial writer at The Berkshire Eagle, Lipez reviewed mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post. His reporting, reviews, and fiction appeared in Newsday, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Harper's, and many other publications. Four of the Strachey books have been filmed by HereTV. Red White Black and Blue, the twelfth Strachey book, won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery in 2011. The first in a new PI series, Knock Off the Hat: A Clifford Waterman Mystery, set in Philadelphia in 1947, was published in 2022. The final Don Strachey book, Chasing Rembrandt, was published by ReQueered Tales in 2023. Lipez grew up and was educated in Pennsylvania and taught in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. He was married to sculptor and video artist Joe Wheaton and lived in Becket, Massachusetts. Richard Lipez passed away March 16, 2022.

Edition details

• Publisher: ReQueered Tales
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1951092856
• ISBN 13: 9781951092856
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236