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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.

Feb 2023 18

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: March 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

In editing my upcoming new edition of my bibliography, Murder and Mayhem: An Annotated Bibliography of Gay and Queer Males in Mystery, 1909-2018, I am now going through 2022 and reading the books I missed. One such book, Burn it all Down by Nicolas DiDomizio, was listed as a caper in my spreadsheet of books to include in the new edition.

Jan 2023 21

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: February 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

February! The month of love and romance! This article is about none of those things! We are about death, destruction, and mystery! Of course, mysteries are not without some kind of romance.

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.

Dec 2022 17

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: January 2023

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Fresh out of rehab, disgraced physician assistant Ally Hamilton is trying to reinvent herself while working as a home health aide. But it’s not easy to start over, and Ally isn’t sure which way to go. Her new job takes an unexpected twist when she discovers a fortune in stolen artwork lining the walls of her patient’s mansion.

Dec 2022 7

Q&A with Joe Cosentino, author of Drama Prince

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Joe Cosentino

Joe Cosentino, congratulations on the release of the fifteenth novel in your award-winning and popular Nicky and Noah gay cozy comedy mystery series, Drama Prince.

Nov 2022 19

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: December 2022

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Holiday season has arrived!
Gift giving at its zenith!
Consumerism gone mad!
Bah Humbug!
Buy local, buy direct if possible, and always review books you love!
That is all. Have a safe and prosperous new year!
On With the Books!!

Nov 2022 2

Audiobook Release of Drama Runway By Joe Cosentino

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Joe Cosentino

Q&A with Nicky Abbondanza, the leading character in Drama Runway, the 10th Nicky and Noah mystery novel by Joe Cosentino now an audiobook performed by Caleb A Meacham.

Oct 2022 22

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions & More: November

2022 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Hard to believe that another year is almost over. A lot has happened personally and on the national and global stage which I could go into but it is better mentally heading into one of the most stressful seasons of the year by focusing on the positive. ReQueered Tales has published quite a few books in the last few months and that makes me very happy.

Sep 2022 17

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: October 2022

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

ReQueered Tales has been super busy in the last few weeks! Work has been done on getting out Ice Blues and Third Man Out both by Richard Strachey, the combo title of Deadly Lies/Stolen Moments by John Preston, Winter Eyes and Buried on a Sunday by Lev Raphael, and A Bard on Hercular, the epic science fiction conclusion to the City on a Star trilogy by Felice Picano!