LGBTQ

Mar 2024 30

A Deadly Walk in Devon By Nicholas George: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2024 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow


Nicholas George’s debut novel, A Deadly Walk in Devon, has it all: a sympathetic protagonist, a gorgeous setting, a quirky cast of suspects, and a mystery that kept me guessing until the end. The hero, Rick Chasen (“Chase”), is in a transitional phase of life at age sixty-seven. He has retired from his career as a San Diego police detective and is still grieving the death of his long-time partner. When the story opens, Chase has joined Billie, his friend and fellow Anglophile, on a walking tour of the Devon countryside with five other American tourists.

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May 2023 20

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: June 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore


Fifty-four years ago, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, drag kings and queens, people of color, and white, all had enough and fought back against the unfair and discriminatory treatment they experienced in every civilized sphere: social, economic, and government. The LGBTQ+ community has seen huge expanses in equal rights: marriage, serving in the military, and in some states civil rights protections. However, as the LGBTQ+ community gains rights, the far right continues to attack and try to push the community back into the closet.

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Apr 2023 19

Drama Merry, the 16th Nicky and Noah mystery novel by Joe Cosentino

2023 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Joe Cosentino


Don’t you just adore musical theatre? What better way to tell a story than with performers in colorful costumes engaging in heightened dialogue, melodious tunes, and creative dancing in front of elaborate sets? The orchestra swells with catchy tunes. The energy between the actors onstage and the audience in the theatre house is electrifying. There is nothing better than “another opening, another show” as handsome chorus boys sing, “you’re the top.”

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Mar 2023 18

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: April 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore


A friend of mine messaged me the other day almost in tears because an author they love and adore replied to their email in a contemptuous way. My friend is a fan of male/male romances which are very commonly written by straight women for straight women, and the author in question has a very feminine name and looks very feminine, and therefore, my friend made the assumption that the author in question is female. Hell, I made the assumption the author was female.

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Jan 2023 7

The Still Small Voice By Brenda Stanley: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham


The Still Small Voice by Brenda Stanley is more than just a mystery—it is the story of a family that has been broken by prejudice, lies, and secrets. Madison Moore has been estranged from her family for many years so she is shocked when her dying father asks to see her. She is hesitant to return, but a part of her hopes that he is going to apologize for how the family treated her, so she decides to make the trip. What awaits her is much more than she could ever have imagined.

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